Empire of the Sun [Blu-ray]

Director: Steven Spielberg

Overview

Based on J.G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, Empire of the Sun stars Christian Bale as a spoiled young British boy, living with his wealthy family in pre-World War II Shanghai. During the Japanese invasion, Bale is separated from his parents. With the help of soldier-of-fortune John Malkovich, Bale learns to survive without a retinue of servants at his beck and call. By the time Malkovich and Bale are tossed into a Japanese prison camp, the boy has picked up enough street-smarts and developed enough intestinal fortitude to regard his imprisonment as an exciting adventure. The story ends during the 1945 liberation: on the verge of manhood, the 13-year-old Bale will never again be the pampered, privileged brat whom we met in the early scenes.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/13/2012
UPC:	0883929228072
Original Release:	1987
Rating:	PG
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	2:33:00
Sales rank:	7,585

Special Features

"Disc 1: ","All-new digital transfer remastered in 1080p hi-def","Behind-the-scenes documentary The China Odyssey: 'Empire of the Sun', a film by Steven Spielberg","","DVD Disc 2: Warner at War","A documentary look at Warner Bros.' impact on the nation during wartime, narrated by Steven Spielberg"

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Christian Bale	Jim "Jamie" Graham
John Malkovich	Basie
Miranda Richardson	Pani Victor
Nigel Havers	Rawlins
Joe Pantoliano	Frank
Leslie Phillips	Maxton
Masato Ibu	Sier?ant Nagata
Emily Richard	Mary Graham
Rupert Frazer	John Graham
Peter Gale	Pan Victor
Takatoro Kataoka	Pilot kamikadze
Ben Stiller	Dainty
David Neidorf	Tiptree
Ralph Seymour	Cohen
Robert Stephens	Pan Lockwood
Zhai Nai She	Yang
Guts Ishimatsu	Sier?ant Uchida
Emma Piper	Amy Matthews
James Walker	Pan Radik
Jane Feinberg	Actor
Jack Dearlove	Singing Prisoner
Mike Fenton	Actor
Anna Turner	Pani Gilmour
Ann Castle	Pani Phillips
Yuriko Matsubara	Actor
Yvonne Gilan	Pani Lockwood
Ralph Michael	Pan Partridge
Sybil Maas	Pani Hug
Eric Flynn	Actor
Judy Taylor	Actor
James Greene	Actor
Simon Harrison	Actor
Barrie Houghton	Actor
Paula Hamilton	Actor
Thea Ranft	Actor
Tony Boncza	Actor
Nigel Leach	Actor
Sheridan Forbes	Actor
Peter Copley	Actor
Barbara Bolton	Actor
Francesca Longrigg	Actor
Samantha Warden	Actor
Kieron Jecchinis	Actor,American Prisoner
Michael Crossman	Actor
Gary Parker	Actor
Ray Charleson	Actor
Burt Kwouk	Actor
Tom Danaher	Actor
Kong-Guo-Jun	Actor
Takao Yamada	Actor
Hiro Arai	Actor
Paul McGann	Actor
Marc de Jonge	Actor
Susan Leong	Actor
Nicholas Dastor	Actor
Edith Platten	Actor
Shirley Chantrell	Actor
John Moore	Actor
Ann Queensberry	Actor
Sylvia Marriott	Actor
Frank Duncan	Actor
Ronald Eng	Actor
Za Chuan Ce	Actor
Shi Rui Qing	Actor
Lu Ye	Actor
Guo Xue Liang	Actor
Ge Yan Zhao	Actor
J.G. Ballard	Actor
Maggie Cartier	Actor
John Williams	Composer

Technical Credits

Tom Stoppard

Vic Armstrong	Stunts
Ye Mao Gen	Special Effects
Kathleen Kennedy	Producer
Frank Marshall	Producer
Antonio Parra	Special Effects
Robert Shapiro	Executive Producer
Steven Spielberg	Producer
David Watkins	Special Effects
Kit West	Special Effects
Colin Charles	Sound Mixer
Tom Stoppard	Screenwriter
Peter Aston	Special Effects
Kevin Bartnof	Sound Effects
John Boyd	Sound Effects
Allan Bromberg	Sound Effects
Charles L. Campbell	Sound Effects
Larry Carow	Sound Effects
Maggie Cartier	Casting

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Warner at War
1. Scene 1 [9:50]
2. Scene 2 [9:28]
3. Scene 3 [10:05]
4. Scene 4 [9:58]
5. Scene 5 [6:36]
6. Scene 6 [:59]

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Editorial Reviews

There isn't a moment in the film that is blandly or routinely directed. And in some of the movie's big set pieces, especially his staging of an American attack on a Japanese airfield, you feel his technical mastery in every frame, and the sheer raw energy he packs into his compositions can make you feel breathless, intoxicated by motion and speed. Hal Hinson

Reviewer: G. Robert Mason, MD (Loyola University Medical Center)
Description: Mediastinal tumor diagnosis and therapy are discussed by surgeons, chemotherapists and radiotherapists. This is a review of literature and not a guide to surgical technique.
Purpose: It is aimed at consolidating the literature and providing a concise guide and reference to state-of-the-art diagnosis and management of mediastinal tumors.
Audience: The intended audience is physicians in the various specialties who deal with mediastinal tumors.
Features: The illustrations are black-and-white photographs and line drawings. Given the rarity of the tumors discussed, the references are current enough and the table of contents and index are adequate. The book is slender, with 127 pages of text, and is laid out as a series of journal articles, each about five to seven pages.
Assessment: This up-to-date compendium of material relating to mediastinal tumors is not otherwise available, although there are sections of texts of thoracic surgery and thoracic oncology that contain much of the content of this book. However, none of the current texts presents the material in as much depth nor contains the comments of nonsurgical disciplines as does this book. There is overlap and repetition in some areas, such as a section on paragangliomas in a chapter on "Neurogenic Tumors..." following a chapter on "...Paragangliomas." The opening chapter provides an excellent overview, and the sections on chemotherapy and radiotherapy are more detailed than in more standard surgical texts.

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