Empire of the sun
(2009, original release: 1987)

Fiction

Blu-ray

Call Numbers:
BLU-RAY/DRAMA/EMPIRE

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Movies BLU-RAY/DRAMA/EMPIRE Available

Details

PUBLISHED
Burbank, Calif. : distributed by Warner Home Video, [2012]
DESCRIPTION

2 videodiscs (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in

ISBN/ISSN
0780690893 3000042795, 9780780690899 2000064812, 0780690893 : 2000071489, 883929228072
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Blu-ray disc includes the feature film in High Definition and a behind-the-scenes documentary, The China odyssey: Empire of the sun, a film by Steven Spielberg; the DVD videodisc does not contain the feature film

"Jim Graham [is] a young Briton whose unconquerable spirit soars high and free above the harsh confiens of a Japanese internment camp during World War II. Through his eyes we see the fascination and horror of war"--Container

Originally released as a motion picture in 1987

Based on the novel by J.G. Ballard

Accompanying DVD videodisc only contains the documentary Warner at war (47 min.), narrated by Steven Spielberg, that illustrates the impact of Warner Bros. on the United States during World War II

Accompanying booklet (30 p. : col. ill.) bound in container includes information on the film and cast as well as still images from the feature film

Director of photography, Allen Daviau ; film editor, Michael Kahn ; music, John Williams

John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Christian Bale

Rating: PG

Blu-ray disc; 1080p High Definition 16x9 1.85:1; 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio (English), 2.0 Dolby digital (French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish); requires Blu-ray player

DVD, region 1

English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish dialogue with optional Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish subtitles; optionally subtitled in English for the hearing impaired (SDH)

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