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Empire of the Sun is a 1987 American epic coming-of-age war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Tom Stoppard, based on J. G. Ballard 's semi-autobiographical 1984 novel of the same name. The film tells the story of Jamie "Jim" Graham ( Christian Bale ), a young boy who goes from living with his wealthy British family in Shanghai to ...
- $25 million
- John Williams
- December 11, 1987 (United States)
Dec 25, 1987 · 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.
- (132K)
- Drama, War
- Steven Spielberg
- 1987-12-25
Jamie Graham (Christian Bale), a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor named...
- (63)
- Steven Spielberg
- PG
- Christian Bale
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.
Empire of the Sun. The story of a young boy's determination to survive in the face of the devastating events that transpire after Japan invades Shanghai on December 8, 1941. 3,183 IMDb 7.7 2 h 32 min 1987. X-Ray 18+. Drama · Military and War · Downbeat · Tense. Available to rent or buy. Rent. HD $3.99. Buy. HD $9.99. More purchase. options.
Empire of the Sun. Day and night, the boy dreams of flying. He knows the names of all the airplanes and can spot them by their silhouettes. When they fly overhead in Shanghai in the last days before World War II breaks out, they may be an ominous omen for his parents, but for him they are wondrous machines, free of gravity, free to soar.