TY  - ADVS
AU  - Spielberg,Steven
AU  - Kennedy,Kathleen
AU  - Marshall,Frank
AU  - Stoppard,Tom
AU  - Malkovich,John
AU  - Richardson,Miranda
AU  - Havers,Nigel
AU  - Bale,Christian
AU  - Daviau,Allen
AU  - Williams,John
AU  - Ballard,J.G.
ED  - Warner Bros. Pictures.
ED  - Warner Home Video (Firm)
TI  - Empire of the sun
SN  - 0790761653
AV  - CM DVD 00103 
U1  - 791.43/72 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - [Burbank, CA]
PB  - Warner Home Video
KW  - Ballard, J. G.,
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - China
KW  - Shanghai
KW  - Drama
KW  - Boys
KW  - Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
KW  - Children
KW  - Feature films
KW  - War films
KW  - lcsh
KW  - Video recordings for the hearing impaired
N1  - 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; Director of photography, Allen Daviau ; music, John Williams ; editor, Michael Kahn; John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Christian Bale; MPAA rating: PG; Also issued on VHS
N2  - 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
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