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Empire of the Sun

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Calorie Rating: 216
Released: 1987-12-09
Running Time: 154 Minutes
Budget: 35000000
Revenue 66700000
Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment,


Jamie Graham, 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, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.

Director / Directors

Steve Harding
Assistant Director
Nik Korda
Assistant Director

Ken Shane
Third Assistant Director
David Tomblin
First Assistant Director
Roy Button
Second Assistant Director

Tim Lewis
Third Assistant Director


Cast

Christian Bale
Character: Jim
John Malkovich
Character: Basie
Miranda Richardson
Character: Mrs. Victor

Nigel Havers
Character: Dr. Rawlins
Joe Pantoliano
Character: Frank Demarest
Leslie Phillips
Character: Maxton

Masatô Ibu
Character: Sgt. Nagata
Emily Richard
Character: Jim's Mother
Rupert Frazer
Character: Jim's Father

Peter Gale
Character: Mr. Victor
Takatarô Kataoka
Character: Kamikaze Boy Pilot
Ben Stiller
Character: Dainty

David Neidorf
Character: Tiptree
Ralph Seymour
Character: Cohen
Robert Stephens
Character: Mr. Lockwood

Zhai Naishe
Character: Yang
Guts Ishimatsu
Character: Sgt. Uchida
Emma Piper
Character: Amy Matthews

James Walker
Character: Mr. Radik
Jack Dearlove
Character: Singing Prisoner
Anna Turner
Character: Mrs. Gilmour

Ann Castle
Character: Mrs. Phillips
Yvonne Gilan
Character: Mrs. Lockwood
Ralph Michael
Character: Mr. Partridge

Sybil Maas
Character: Mrs. Hug
Eric Flynn
Character: British Prisoner
James Greene
Character: British Prisoner

Simon Harrison
Character: British Prisoner
Barrie Houghton
Character: British Prisoner
Paula Hamilton
Character: British Prisoner

Thea Ranft
Character: British Prisoner
Tony Boncza
Character: British Prisoner
Nigel Leach
Character: British Prisoner

Sheridan Forbes
Character: British Prisoner
Peter Copley
Character: British Prisoner
Barbara Bolton
Character: British Prisoner

Francesca Longrigg
Character: British Prisoner
Samantha Warden
Character: British Prisoner
Burt Kwouk
Character: Mr. Chen

Tom Danaher
Character: Colonel Marshall
Paul McGann
Character: Lieutenant Price
Marc de Jonge
Character: Frenchman

John Moore
Character: Mr. Pym
Barrie Holland
Character: European Diplomat (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Tom Stoppard
Screenplay
Menno Meyjes
Screenplay

Robert Shapiro
Executive Producer

John Williams
Original Music Composer
Allen Daviau
Director of Photography

Graham Churchyard
Assistant Costume Designer

Bob Ringwood
Costume Design
Vic Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator
Norman Reynolds
Production Design