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

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Publication details: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Bros.Entertainment, c2009.Description: 2 videodiscs (152 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s):

LOC classification:

PN1997 .E46 2009

Production credits:

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

Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers 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

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CD/DVD

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Current library	Collection	Call number	Vol info	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Bishop Okullu Memorial Library (Limuru Campus) Multimedia	Fiction	PN1997 .E46 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	DISC 1	1	Not for loan	044380
Bishop Okullu Memorial Library (Limuru Campus) Multimedia	Fiction	PN1997 .E46 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	DISC 2	2	Not for loan	044381

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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

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

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