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The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields tells the real-life story of a friendship between two journalists, an American and a Cambodian, during the bloody Khmer Rouge takeover of Cambodia in 1975, which led to the death of 2-3 million Cambodians during the next four years, until Pol Pot's regime was toppled by the intervening Vietnamese in 1979.

Run time: 142m Tagline: Here, only the silent survive. Release: 1984-11-02

Director: Roland Joffé

Stars: Athol Fugard Bill Paterson Craig T. Nelson Graham Kennedy Haing S. Ngor John Malkovich Julian Sands Katherine Krapum Chey Sam Waterston Spalding Gray

Empire of the Sun

Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor named Basie, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirits, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.

Run time: 153m Tagline: To survive in a world at war, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him. Release: 1987-12-09

Director: Steven Spielberg

Stars: Ben Stiller Christian Bale Emily Richard Joe Pantoliano John Malkovich Leslie Phillips Masatō Ibu Miranda Richardson Nigel Havers Rupert Frazer

Heaven & Earth

Le Ly lives in a small Vietnamese village whose serenity is shattered when war breaks out. Caught between the Viet Cong and the South Vietnamese army, the village is all but destroyed. After being both brutalized and raped, Le Ly resolves to flee. She leaves for the city, surviving desperate situations, but surviving nonetheless. Eventually she meets a U.S. Marine named Steve Butler who treats her kindly and tells her he would like to be married -- maybe to her.

Run time: 140m Tagline: An amazing true story of survival. Release: 1993-12-24

Director: Oliver Stone

Stars: Debbie Reynolds Dustin Nguyen Haing S. Ngor Hiep Thi Le Joan Chen Liem Whatley Robert John Burke Tim Guinee Timothy Carhart Tommy Lee Jones

The Pentagon Wars

From the director of “Made In America” and “The Money Pit” comes a hilarious look at one of the most expensive blunders in military history. Over 17 years and almost as many billion dollars have gone into devising the BFV (Bradley Fighting Vehicle). There's only one problem. . . it doesn't work.

Run time: 104m Tagline: They aimed to build the ultimate fighting machine...they missed. Release: 1998-02-28

Director: Richard Benjamin

Stars: Cary Elwes Clifton Powell Dewey Weber J. C. MacKenzie John C. McGinley Kelsey Grammer Olympia Dukakis Richard Benjamin Richard Schiff Viola Davis

When Trumpets Fade

In WWII Western Germany, Private David Manning reluctantly leaves behind a mortally wounded fellow soldier and searches for survivors from his platoon, only to learn from commanding officer Captain Pritchett that they have all been killed in action. Despite requesting a discharge on the grounds of mental disability, Manning is promoted to sergeant and assigned to lead a new platoon of young inductees.

Run time: 95m Tagline: In the heat of battle not all soldiers can be heroes. Release: 1998-06-27

Director: John Irvin

Stars: Bobby Cannavale Dan Futterman Devon Gummersall Dwight Yoakam Dylan Bruno Frank Whaley Martin Donovan Ron Eldard Timothy Olyphant Zak Orth