Blu-ray Review

Empire Of The Sun

25th Anniversary Blu-ray Book

Featured in Issue 172, December 2012

Picture
4.5
Sound
4.5
WSR Score
5
Disc Information
Studio Warner Home Video
Catalog Number 3000042795
MPAA Rating PG
Retail Price $34.99
Disc Type Single Side, Dual Layer (BD-50)
Running Time 153 min
Color Color
Chapters Yes
Closed Captioned Yes
Regional Coding Not Indicated
Release Date 11/13/12
Theatrical Year 1987
Credits
Director Steven Spielberg
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Disc Soundtrack Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, DTS HD Lossless 5.1
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Based on J.G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, "Empire Of The Sun" is about James Graham (Bale), a young English boy whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai on December 8, 1941. Separated from his parents, he is eventually captured and taken to Soochow 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. This is an inspiring, deeply moving human drama of survival. (Gary Reber)

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