Rent Empire of the Sun (1987)
3.8 of 5 from 186 ratings
2h 27min
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- Synopsis:
- Steven Spielberg's film "Empire Of The Sun" is an inspiring action-packed epic of a small boy in a great war. That boy is Jim Graham, a young Briton whose unconquerable spirit soars high and free above the harsh confines of a Japanese internment camp during World War 2. Through his eyes we see the fascination and horror of war. And we see a child's hold onto childhood weaken as his struggle to survive grows fiercer.
- Actors:
- Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano, Leslie Phillips, Masatô Ibu, Emily Richard, Rupert Frazer, Peter Gale, Takatarô Kataoka, Ben Stiller, David Neidorf, Ralph Seymour, Robert Stephens, Zhai Nai She, Guts Ishimatsu, Emma Piper, James Walker, Jack Dearlove
- Directors:
- Steven Spielberg
- Producers:
- Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg
- Writers:
- J.G. Ballard, Tom Stoppard
- Others:
- John Williams, Allen Daviau, John Boyd, Michael Kahn, Charles L. Campbell, Bob Ringwood, Tony Dawe, Norman Reynolds, Colin Charles, Lou Edemann, Robert Knudson, Don Digirolamo, Harry Cordwell
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- Getting to Know :Tom Hanks, Getting to Know..., People of the Pictures, Remembering Gena Rowlands, Remembering Leslie Phillips
- Awards:
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- Release Date:
- 05/11/2012
- Run Time:
- 153 minutes
- Languages:
- Brazilian Portuguese Dolby Digital 1.0, Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French Dolby Digital 2.0, German Dolby Digital 2.0, Italian Dolby Digital 2.0, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0
- Subtitles:
- Brazilian, Castillian, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, German Hard of Hearing, Italian, Italian Hard of Hearing, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Behind the Scenes Documentary The China Odyssey: 'Empire of the Sun,' a Film by Steven Spielberg
- Trailer
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Amateur - Empire of the Sun review by JD
Christian Bale has become a reasonable actor as an adult but as a boy he was not exceptional. To have a film in which a boy actor is rarely out of shot results in a seriously dull portrayal of the Japanese occupation of China. The over-privileged Brits in the middle of Shanghai is a little awkward. But that is about as moving as it gets. Malkovich is good as an American chancer but the character is a little unbelievable, taking clubbings in his stride. Although there are plenty of celebs in the cast the direction is amateur and does not do them justice.
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