Empire of the sun / Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Robert Shapiro production ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall ; screenplay by Tom Stoppard ; directed by Steven Spielberg.

Empire of the sun (Motion picture)

1419887254
9781419887253

Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video : Warner Bros. Entertainment, ©2009.

English

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.

2 videodiscs (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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PN1997 .E475 2009

791.43/72

1000112657 Warner Home Video
2000052557 Warner Bros. Entertainment (disc 1)
2000052556 Warner Bros. Entertainment (disc 2)

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.

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.

Director of photography, Allen Daviau ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, John Williams.

Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers.

Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers.

MPAA rating: PG ; CHV rating: PG.

DVD, region 1, widescreen, dual-layer format; Dolby Digital.

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