The Killing Fields
1984 · 142 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 61,275 VOTES · DIR. Roland Joffé
Overview
New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.
Dialogue Timeline — 855 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:31 Cambodia.
00:03:48 Mister, you want taxi? Good taxi.
00:07:00 - U.S. Bombs? You're sure? - I think many dead.
00:10:21 This is just not good enough.
00:12:30 Don't be hard on the man. He's just trying to get to the top of the heap.
00:17:15 ...and push them down villagers' throat...
00:21:57 ...you'll see positions held by Khmer Rouge...
00:24:39 If they cut it, the city could be lost.
00:29:00 "Let's face it, you took advantage of us."
00:32:06 President Ford, in his foreign policy speech, hardly referred to Cambodia...
00:36:28 Mr. Kincaid is not here.
00:43:09 Hello, Sydney.
00:59:16 You tell me where he is. I want to speak to him!
01:02:04 ...be handed over to them.
01:06:23 Give me two or three weeks.
01:08:19 ...I have got the film...
01:10:45 Fuck.
01:13:55 Probably in the next 24 hours.
01:20:49 She doesn't believe you...
01:29:59 ...but we must not grow food.
01:43:49 Great power conflicts and collapsing dominoes...
01:46:14 Very impressive. I was hoping you'd burst into song.
01:48:08 Will you be covering the boat people?
01:55:12 Therefore, I can no longer trust them.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed855
Dialogue density6.0 lines / min
First line00:00:31
Final line01:55:12
Production Record
DirectorRoland Joffé
LanguageEnglish
Budget$14,400,000
Revenue$34,700,291
IMDb votes61,275