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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 shortag...

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Uniform Title:Empire of the sun (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Stoppard, Tom (Screenwriter), Bale, Christian, 1974- (Actor), Malkovich, John (Actor), Richardson, Miranda (Actor), Havers, Nigel, 1949- (Actor), Daviau, Allen (director of photography.), Williams, John, 1932- (composer (expression)), Ballard, J. G., 1930-2009
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes: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.
Published: [Burbank, California] : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2009]
Subjects:
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.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Chine > Shanghai > Films.
Garçons > Chine > Shanghai > Films.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Prisonniers et prisons des japonais > Films.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Enfants > Chine > Shanghai > Films.
Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 > China > Teatro.
Muchachos > China > Teatro.
Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 > Prisioneros y prisiones, Japonés > Teatro.
Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 > Niños > China > Teatro.
Boys
Children
China > Shanghai
1939-1945
DVD-Video discs.
Closed captioning.
Entertainment DVD.
Coming-of-age films
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Film adaptations
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
War films
War films.
Coming-of-age films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Films de passage à l'âge adulte.
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Films de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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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.
Item Description: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.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1, widescreen, dual-layer format; Dolby Digital.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG ; CHV rating: PG.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Allen Daviau ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, John Williams.
ISBN:1419887254
9781419887253