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

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FilmPublisher number: 11753 | Warner Home VideoLanguage: engfre Summary language: Multiple languages Original language: English Publication details: [Burbank, CA] : Warner Home Video, c2001.Description: 1 videodisc (153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:

0790761653
9780790761657

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Empire of the sun (Motion picture)

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DDC classification:

791.43/72

LOC classification:

CM DVD 00103

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Also issued on VHS.

Production credits:

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

Cast: John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Christian Bale.Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Home library	Call number	Vol info	Copy number	Status	Barcode
DVD	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	CM DVD 00103 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	1	Available	00000039703

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.

John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Christian Bale.

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

Widescreen version.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.

Based on the novel by J.G. Ballard.

Also issued on VHS.

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.

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.

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