The Killing Fields

Name: The Killing Fields
Director: Roland Joffé
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Released: 1984

1984

IMDb

Roland Joffé

1984·R·

United Kingdom

Award tierGold

Metascore

Biography Drama History War

A journalist is trapped in Cambodia during Pol Pot's bloody Year Zero cleansing campaign.

Cast

Sam Waterston·Haing S. Ngor·John Malkovich·Julian Sands

Languages

English

Frenchkhm

Russian

Major Awards

5 wins · 9 nominations

Wins (5)

Best Picture

BAFTA Awards (1985)

Best Film

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (1985)

Best Screenplay - Adapted

Writers Guild of America, USA (1985)

Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium

Other

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (1985)

Best Film

London Critics Circle Film Awards (1986)

Director of the Year

Nominations (9)

Best Picture

David di Donatello Awards (1985)

Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)

César Awards, France (1986)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

Golden Globes, USA (1985)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Academy Awards, USA (1985)

Best Picture

Best Director

Golden Globes, USA (1985)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Academy Awards, USA (1985)

Best Director

Best Screenplay

Golden Globes, USA (1985)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Best Actor

Academy Awards, USA (1985)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Other

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1984)

Best Film