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A 1987 epic coming-of-age war film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on J. G. Ballard's novel. It follows a British boy's journey from Shanghai to a Japanese internment camp during World War II.
Empire of the Sun: Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers. A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation of China during World War II.
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- Drama, War
- Steven Spielberg
- 1987-12-25
Empire of the Sun (1987) Official Trailer - Christian Bale, Steven Spielberg Movie HD. 8.3K Likes. 1,282,449 Views. 2014 Jun 12.
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A young boy (Christian Bale) survives two years in a Japanese concentration camp during the war. Read critics' reviews, watch the trailer, and find out where to stream or buy the movie.
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- Steven Spielberg
- PG
- Christian Bale
Internationally renowned director Steven Spielberg captures the powerful story of a sheltered young boy separated from his parents and forced to endure the r...
Summaries. A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation of China during World War II. Based on J. G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941.
Spielberg's adaptation of Ballard's novel about a boy's survival in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II. Ebert praises the production values and the performances, but criticizes the lack of narrative direction and the manipulative nostalgia.
