Empire of the Sun (1987)
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 an...
Rating: 7.5
Genres Drama, War, Adventure
Original language: en
IMDb tt0092965
Stars
Christian Bale as Jamie Graham
John Malkovich as Basie
Miranda Richardson as Mrs. Graham
Nigel Havers as Dr. Rawlins
Creators
Steven Spielberg (Director)
Kathleen Kennedy (Producer)
J.G. Ballard (Writer)
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