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Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video
©2009
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2 videodiscs (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1987
Disc 1. Empire of the sun -- Disc 2. The China odyssey: Empire of the sun, a film by Steven Spielberg (1987 ; 49 min.) / Warner Bros. ; Amblin Entertainment ; ZM Productions ; producers, George Zaloom, Les Mayfield ; writer, William Rus ; director, Les Mayfield
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
Based on the novel by J.G. Ballard
Special features: Behind the scenes documentary The China odyssey: Empire of the sun, a film by Steven Spielberg; theatrical trailer
Director of photography, Allen Daviau ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, John Williams
Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers
MPAA rating: PG ; CHV rating: PG
DVD, region 1, widescreen, dual-layer format; Dolby Digital
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
Closed-captioned