Empire of the Sun

Based On the book by J. G. Ballard

Empire of the Sun is a 1987 American war drama 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 becoming a prisoner of war in an internment camp operated by the Japanese during World War II. The film also stars John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano, Masatō Ibu, Leslie Phillips, Ben Stiller, and Robert Stephens. Harold Becker and David Lean were originally to direct before Spielberg came on board, initially as a producer for Lean. Spielberg was attracted to directing the film because of a personal connection to Lean's films and World War II topics.

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Release date:

December 11, 1987

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Cast:

Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano

Genre:

Drama, War

Country:

United States, United Kingdom

Language:

English

Year page:

1987 in adaptations