Spielberg, Steven 1946- Kennedy, Kathleen 1954- Marshall, Frank. Stoppard, Tom. Malkovich, John. Richardson, Miranda. Havers, Nigel 1949- Bale, Christian 1974- Daviau, Allen. Williams, John 1932- Warner Bros. Pictures Warner Home Video (Firm) moving image videorecording War films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. cau Burbank, CA] Warner Home Video c2001 2001 monographic eng fre mul

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1 videodisc (153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. Based on J.G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, tells the story of a 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. general Warner Bros. Pictures ; directed by Steven Spielberg ; screenplay by Tom Stoppard ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall. Widescreen version. Originally released as a motion picture in 1987. Based on the novel by J.G. Ballard. Special features included on side A: behind-the-scenes documentary "A China odyssey : Empire of the sun, a film by Steven Spielberg" (English language soundtrack with optional subtitles in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Thai) ; cast and crew biographies ; theatrical trailer ; awards ; scene selections. John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Christian Bale. DVD. English (Dolby surround 5.1 or Dolby surround stereo 2.0) and French (Dolby surround stereo) language soundtracks with optional subtitles in Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish or Thai ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. Director of photography, Allen Daviau ; music, John Williams ; editor, Michael Kahn. Also issued on VHS. a-cc--- World War, 1939-1945 China Shanghai Drama Boys China Shanghai Drama World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, Japanese Drama World War, 1939-1945 Children China Shanghai Drama Feature films Ballard, J. G 1930- Film and video adaptations CM DVD 00103 791.43/72 Ballard, J. G., 1930- 0790761653 9780790761657 11753 Warner Home Video 085391175322 TEF 011102 20230410123712.0 38034