<P> The Killing Fields is a 1984 British biographical drama film about the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia , which is based on the experiences of two journalists : Cambodian Dith Pran and American Sydney Schanberg . It was directed by Roland Joffé and produced by David Puttnam for his company Goldcrest Films . Sam Waterston stars as Schanberg , Haing S. Ngor as Pran , Julian Sands as Jon Swain , and John Malkovich as Al Rockoff . The adaptation for the screen was written by Bruce Robinson ; the musical score was written by Mike Oldfield and orchestrated by David Bedford . </P>
<P> The Killing Fields is a 1984 British biographical drama film about the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia , which is based on the experiences of two journalists : Cambodian Dith Pran and American Sydney Schanberg . It was directed by Roland Joffé and produced by David Puttnam for his company Goldcrest Films . Sam Waterston stars as Schanberg , Haing S. Ngor as Pran , Julian Sands as Jon Swain , and John Malkovich as Al Rockoff . The adaptation for the screen was written by Bruce Robinson ; the musical score was written by Mike Oldfield and orchestrated by David Bedford . </P>
what was the movie the killing fields about
what was the movie the killing fields about
the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia
the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia