David Puttnam brings to the screen an intense and personal story of loyalty, friendship and survival amidst the torment of war and the incredible strength of one man’s will to survive. Based on Pulitzer prize winning correspondent, Sydney Schanberg’s 1980 article “The Death and Life of Dith Pran”, this gripping movie is a factual account of Schanberg’s friendship and professional relationship with his trusted interpreter, trouble-shooter and colleague - Pran - during the turbulent period that saw Cambodia fall to the Khmer Rouge. Stars Sam Waterston and Haing S. Ngor. Film soundtrack music score by Mike Oldfield.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
300291
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Journalism
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Concentration camps
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Khmer Rouge
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Pran, Dith
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Schanberg, Sydney
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Khmer Rouge
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)