Empire of the sun, Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Robert Shapiro production ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall ; screenplay by Tom Stoppard ; directed by Steven Spielberg
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Empire of the sun, Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Robert Shapiro production ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall ; screenplay by Tom Stoppard ; directed by Steven Spielberg
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG ; CHV rating: PG
Main title
Empire of the sun
Oclc number
494328899
Responsibility statement
Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Robert Shapiro production ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall ; screenplay by Tom Stoppard ; directed by Steven Spielberg
Runtime
152
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
Technique
live action
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Subject
- Boys -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 + Children -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama
- Coming-of-age films
- DVD-Video discs -- Action
- War films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- World War, 1939-1945 + Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs
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- Boys -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 + Children -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama
- Coming-of-age films
- DVD-Video discs -- Action
- War films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- World War, 1939-1945 + Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama
- DVD-Video discs
- Content1
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