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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.
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Writer
- Tom Stoppard · Menno Meyjes
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- Release date
- 11 December 1987 · Released
- Runtime
- 154 min
- Country of origin
- United States, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Genres
- Drama · War · Coming-of-age
- Also known as
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- Deutsch
- Das Reich der Sonne
- Español
- El imperio del sol
- Français
- Empire du soleil
- Italiano
- L'impero del sole
- 日本語
- 太陽の帝国
- 한국어
- 태양의 제국
- Polski
- Imperium słońca
- Português
- Império do Sol
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