Empire of the Sun (1987)

Regisseur:

Steven Spielberg

Drehbuchautoren:

J.G. Ballard (novel)
Tom Stoppard (writer)

Premierendatum:

9. Dezember 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Kriegsfilm

Werbezeile:

To survive in a world at war, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him.

Plot:

A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation during World War II.

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | Atheist | Air Raid | Japanese Occupation | Asia

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 7 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

ASTOUNDING

Besetzung

Christian Bale	...	Jim 'Jamie' Graham
John Malkovich	...	Basie
Miranda Richardson	...	Mrs. Victor
Nigel Havers	...	Dr. Rawlins
Joe Pantoliano	...	Frank Demarest
Leslie Phillips	...	Maxton
Masatô Ibu	...	Sgt. Nagata
Emily Richard	...	Mary Graham, Jim's mother
Rupert Frazer	...	John Graham, Jim's father
Peter Gale	...	Mr. Victor
Takatoro Kataoka	...	Kamikaze Boy Pilot
Ben Stiller	...	Dainty
David Neidorf	...	Tiptree
Ralph Seymour	...	Cohen
Robert Stephens	...	Mr. Lockwood

Alternativ:

Reich der Sonne, Das (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

154 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch | Japanisch | Mandarin

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)

Altersfreigabe:

Spain:T | USA:TV-14 (TV rating) | Iceland:12 | New Zealand:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Hong Kong:IIA | Japan:U | Mexico:A | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Sweden:11 | Taiwan:GP | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Brazil:Livre

Drehorte:

Elstree Film Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Firma:

Amblin Entertainment

Dies und das:

Tom Stoppard's script was originally written for director Harold Becker.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Jim steals the cork from the bottle during his Latin lesson, he sets the bottle to his right. When he leaves, after snatching his lesson book from the doctor, the bottle is to the far left of the table.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Narrator: [title card] In 1941 China and Japan had been in a state of undeclared war for four years. A Japanese army of occupation was in control of much of the countryside and many towns and cities. In Shanghai thousands of Westerners, protected by the diplomatic security of the International Settlement, continued to live as they had lived since the British came here in the 19th century and built in the image of their own country...

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Kicking and Screaming (1995)

Soundtrack:

A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELEY SQUARE

ASTOUNDING

I came across this film while I was flipping through the channels on my t.v. This is truly an astounding film. The inimitable dialogue, the dazzling scenes, and most importantly the profundity of its premise make this film unforgettable and worthy of sycophantic obsession. I was completely enraptured by the brilliant acting. I believe this is Steven Spielberg's most noteworthy film. His other movies pale in comparison to this one. John Malkovich and Christian Bale are incredible as usual, but in this film they bring to life a story of a boy who loses everything due to a country trying to conquer everything. The physical and mental destruction of war and the injurious effects of loneliness are very clichéd themes, but this film conveys them in an incomparable way. This is undoubtedly one of my favorite films, and I suggest that everyone take the time to watch it. It would be exceedingly foolish of one to not watch it.