a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title ger

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title spa

a Classification number DVD 002402

a Personal name Steven Spielberg

a Title Empire of the Sun

h Medium DVD

a Place of publication, distribution, etc USA

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 1987

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Amblin Entertainment

a Extent 2 DVD

a Playing time 154 min

a General note A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation during World War II.

a Creation/production credits note J.G. Ballard

a Summary, etc 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. 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.

a Language note Language(s): English, German, Spanish

a Language note Subtitle(s): English, Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Portoguese, Slovenian, Swedish, Turkish

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element History

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element War

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Drama

a Personal name Joe Pantoliano

a Personal name John Malkovich

a Personal name Leslie Phillips

a Personal name Masatô Ibu

a Personal name Miranda Richardson

a Personal name Nigel Havers

a Personal name Christian Bale

a Uncontrolled related/analytical title Güneşin İmparatorluğu

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt0092965/

u Cover Images http://library.neu.edu.tr/uploaded-files/coverimages/Empire of the Sun (1987) - 0092965.jpg