Empire of the sun
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Burbank, California : Warner Home Video, 2009.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (152 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Los Osos Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
Fiction
1 available
Fiction
1 available
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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San Luis Obispo Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual | Fiction | Checked Out | April 4, 2024 |
Los Osos Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual | Fiction | On Shelf | |
Morro Bay Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual | Fiction | Checked Out | April 2, 2024 |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
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.
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama.
Boys -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama.
Coming-of-age films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- China -- Shanghai -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama.
More Details
Published
Burbank, California : Warner Home Video, 2009.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
UPC
085391175322, 883929091539
Notes
General Note
Some copies double-sided disc.
General Note
Distributors and distribution dates may vary.
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
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.
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