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Swimming to Cambodia is a american film of genre Drama directed by Jonathan Demme released in USA on 13 march 1987 with Spalding Gray

Swimming to Cambodia (1987)

Swimming to Cambodia
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Released in USA 13 march 1987
Length 1h25
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama,    Documentary
Rating75% 3.7919553.7919553.7919553.7919553.791955

Spalding Gray's Swimming to Cambodia is a 1987 Jonathan Demme-directed performance film. The film is a performance of Spalding Gray's monologue which centered on such themes as his trip to Southeast Asia to create the role of the U.S. Ambassador's aide in The Killing Fields, the Cold War, Cambodia Year Zero and his search for his "perfect moment". The film grossed slightly over $US1 million.

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Spalding Gray

(Self)Sam Waterston

(Additional cast from 'The Killing Fields' (archive footage))
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