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Empire of the sun / Warner Bros. Pictures ; directed by Steven Spielberg ; screenplay by Tom Stoppard ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 021 037
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Multiple languages
- Subjects (All):
- Ballard, J. G., 1930-2009--Film adaptations.
- Ballard, J. G.
- Ballard, J. G., 1930-2009.
- Children.
- China--Shanghai.
- World War, 1939-1945--China--Shanghai--Drama.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--China--Shanghai--Drama.
- Nazi concentration camps--China--Shanghai--Drama.
- Nazi concentration camps.
- Internment camps--China--Shanghai--Drama.
- Internment camps.
- Children--China--Shanghai--Drama.
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese--Drama.
- World War, 1939-1945--Children--China--Shanghai--Drama.
- Genre:
- Film adaptations.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Digitally remastered widescreen version.
- Place of Publication:
- [Burbank, CA] : Warner Home Video, [2001]
- Language Note:
- English and French language soundtracks with optional subtitles in Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish or Thai.
- System Details:
- DVD.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- 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.
- Participant:
- John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Christian Bale.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Allen Daviau ; music, John Williams ; editor, Michael Kahn.
- Notes:
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.
- Based on the novel by J.G. Ballard.
- Special features: 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.
- Contains:
- China odyssey : Empire of the sun.
- ISBN:
- 0790761653
- OCLC:
- 48259378
- Publisher Number:
- 11753 Warner Home Video
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