Empire of the sun /

Empire of the sun / [videorecording] by Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Robert Shapiro production ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall screenplay by Tom Stoppard ; directed by Steven Spielberg - Burbank, Calif. : Warner Bros.Entertainment, c2009. - 2 videodiscs (152 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in

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

Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers

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

MPAA rating: PG ; CHV rating: PG


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


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


Ballard, J. G., 1930-2009 --Film adaptations


World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
Boys
World War, 1939-1945
Films for the hearing impaired --Shanghai--China--Drama--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese--Drama--China--Shanghai--Drama --Children--Drama--China--Shanghai

PN1997 / .E46 2009