Empire of the sun
(DVD)
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Status
Ontario Public Library - Videos
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Ontario Public Library - Videos | DVD EMP | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Anti-war films
Ballard, J. G., -- 1930-2009 -- Film adaptations.
Boys -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama.
Coming-of-age films
Feature films
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.
Ballard, J. G., -- 1930-2009 -- Film adaptations.
Boys -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama.
Coming-of-age films
Feature films
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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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
883929091539
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
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 ; 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.
Target Audience
CHV rating: PG.
System Details
DVD; region 1; widescreen; dual-layer format.
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.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Spielberg, S., Kennedy, K., Marshall, F., Stoppard, T., Bale, C., Malkovich, J., Richardson, M., Havers, N., Daviau, A., Williams, J., & Ballard, J. G. (2009). Empire of the sun . Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Steven Spielberg et al.. 2009. Empire of the Sun. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Steven Spielberg et al.. Empire of the Sun Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Spielberg, Steven, et al. Empire of the Sun Warner Home Video, 2009.
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