Plot: Based on J. G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941. Separated from his parents, he is eventually captured, and taken to Soo Chow confinement camp, next to a captured Chinese airfield. Amidst the sickness and food shortages in the camp, Jim attempts to reconstruct his former life, all the while bringing spirit and dignity to those around him.
Runtime: 152 mins
Release Date: 24 Dec 1987
Starcast: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano, Leslie Phillips, Masatô Ibu, Emily Richard, Rupert Frazer, Peter Gale, Takatarô Kataoka, Ben Stiller, David Neidorf, Ralph Seymour, Robert Stephens, Zhai Nai She, Guts Ishimatsu, Emma Piper, James Walker, Jack Dearlove, Anna Turner, Ann Castle, Yvonne Gilan, Ralph Michael, Sybil Maas, Eric Flynn, James Greene, Simon Harrison, Barrie Houghton, Paula Hamilton, Thea Ranft, Tony Boncza, Nigel Leach, Sheridan Forbes, Peter Copley, Barbara Bolton, Francesca Longrigg, Samantha Warden, Kieron Jecchinis, Michael Crossman, Gary Parker, Ray Charleson, Burt Kwouk, Tom Danaher, Kong-Guo-Jun, Takao Yamada, Hiro Arai, Paul McGann, Marc de Jonge, Susan Leong, Nicholas Dastor, Edith Platten, Shirley Chantrell, John Moore, Ann Queensberry, Sylvia Marriott, Frank Duncan, Ronald Eng, Za Chuan Ce, Shi Bui Qing, Lu Ye, Guo Xue Liang, Ge Yan Zhao, Nina Armstrong, J.G. Ballard, Ken Enomoto, Paul Reynolds,
Director(s): Steven Spielberg
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War, ,
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092965/
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IMDb Rating: 7.7/10 (141086 votes)
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