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Empire of the Sun (1987)
Directed by Steven Spielberg
“To survive in a world at war, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him.”
Drama, History, War · 2h 33m
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, 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 spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.
Cast
Christian Bale
Jim
John Malkovich
Basie
Miranda Richardson
Mrs. Victor
Nigel Havers
Dr. Rawlins
Joe Pantoliano
Frank Demarest
Leslie Phillips
Maxton
Masatô Ibu
Sgt. Nagata
Emily Richard
Jim's Mother
Rupert Frazer
Jim's Father
P
Peter Gale
Mr. Victor
Takatarô Kataoka
Kamikaze Boy Pilot
Ben Stiller
Dainty
Crew
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Screenplay
- Tom Stoppard
- Novel
- J.G. Ballard
- Director of Photography
- Allen Daviau
- Original Music Composer
- John Williams
- Editor
- Michael Kahn
- Producer
- Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy
Details
- Release date
- 1987-12-09
- Runtime
- 2h 33m
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, Japanese, Mandarin
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
- Budget
- $35,000,000
- Box office
- $66,700,000