Empire of the sun
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2009].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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| Southside - Media | DVD Empire | Checked Out | May 1, 2024 |
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Published
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2009].
Language
English
UPC
883929091539
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.
General Note
Based on the novel by J.G. Ballard.
General Note
Special features: Behind the scenes documentary The China odyssey: Empire of the sun, a film by Steven Spielberg; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Allen Daviau ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, John Williams.
Participants/Performers
Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD format, region 1, widescreen, dual-layer format; Dolby Digital.
Language
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.
Language
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Ballard, J. G., -- 1930-2009 -- Film adaptations.
Boys -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama.
Coming-of-age films.
Drama.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama.
Boys -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama.
Coming-of-age films.
Drama.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama.
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