Empire of the Sun
Stars
4
Rating
PG
Author
J.G. Ballard (novel); Tom Stoppard (screenplay)
Length
153 min
Director
Steven Spielberg
Synopsis
"Empire of the Sun is a 1987 American coming of age war film based on J. G. Ballard's semi-autobiographical novel of the same name. Steven Spielberg directed the film, which stars Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, and Nigel Havers. The film tells the story of Jamie "Jim" Graham, a young boy who goes from living in a wealthy British family in Shanghai, to becoming a prisoner of war in Lunghua Civilian Assembly Center, a Japanese internment camp, during World War II.
Harold Becker and David Lean were originally to direct before Spielberg came on board, initially as a producer for Lean. Spielberg was attracted to directing the film because of a personal connection to Lean's films and World War II topics. He considers it to be his most profound work on "the loss of innocence"." [Wikipedia]
Harold Becker and David Lean were originally to direct before Spielberg came on board, initially as a producer for Lean. Spielberg was attracted to directing the film because of a personal connection to Lean's films and World War II topics. He considers it to be his most profound work on "the loss of innocence"." [Wikipedia]
Genre
Historical
Released
1987
Location
East Asia
Period
Shanghai in World War II;
Netflix
No
This movie is linked to the following periods
PeriodMinor
Begin
End
Category
World War II
1939
1945
Wars