Empire of the Sun
(1987)
Synopsis
A British boy gets trapped in Shanghai at the dawn of WWII and interned in a Japanese prison camp, where he uses the skills he learned from a soldier-of-fortune to survive the harrowing ordeal. At the end of the war, the spoiled child has become a man.
Directors
Steven Spielberg, Judy Taylor, Mike Fenton, Menno Meyjes, Michael Ford, Rick Carter, Jane Feinberg, Vic Armstrong, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Robert Shapiro, Steven Spielberg, Kit West, Warner Bros., John Williams, Tom Stoppard, Steven Spielberg, Kevin Bartnof, Maggie Cartier, Tony Dawe, Colin Charles, John Boyd, Charles L. Campbell
Production year
1987
Rating
PG
Studio
Warner Bros.
Runtime
153 minutes
Cast
Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano