Empire of the sun

Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (Added Author). Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954- (Added Author). Marshall, Frank (Added Author). Stoppard, Tom (Added Author). Bale, Christian, 1974- (Added Author). Malkovich, John (Added Author). Richardson, Miranda (Added Author). Havers, Nigel, 1949- (Added Author). Daviau, Allen. (Added Author). Williams, John, 1932- (Added Author). Ballard, J. G 1930-2009 Empire of the sun. (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers. (Cast).

Summary: The story of a British boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941. Separated from his parents, he is eventually captured, and taken to Soo Chow confinement camp, next to a captured Chinese airfield. Amidst the sickness and food shortages in the camp, Jim attempts to reconstruct his former life, all the while bringing spirit and dignity to those around him.

Item details

ISBN: 1419887254
ISBN: 9781419887253
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (152 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2009]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1987. Based on the novel by J.G. Ballard. Special features: Behind the scenes documentary The China odyssey: Empire of the sun, a film by Steven Spielberg; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Allen Daviau ; music, John Williams.
Participant or Performer Note:	Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers.
Target Audience Note:	Rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1; widescreen; dual-layer format.
Language Note:	English (Dolby surround 5.1 or Dolby surround stereo) or French dialogue (Dolby surround stereo); Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai or English subtitles. Closed-captioned.

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