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March 7, 2026… #movieoftheday is Empire of the Sun (full movie) (1987).
“Empire of the Sun is a 1987 American epic, coming-of-age, 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 .
“ Harold Becker and David Lean were originally to direct before Spielberg came on board, initially as a producer for Lean. Spielberg was attracted to directing the film because of a personal connection to Lean's films and World War II topics. He considers it to be his most profound work on "the loss of innocence." The film received positive reviews, with praise for Bale's performance, the cinematography, the visuals, Williams's score and Spielberg's direction. However, the film was not initially a commercial success, earning only $22 million at the US box office, although it eventually more than recouped its budget through revenues in foreign markets, home video, and television.” - more at Wikipedia
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNwVmo0uIHw
#EmpireOfTheSun #tangled #Wikipedia #2026
Book... excellent read; film... a gem.
“Empire of the Sun is a 1987 American epic, coming-of-age, 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 .
“ Harold Becker and David Lean were originally to direct before Spielberg came on board, initially as a producer for Lean. Spielberg was attracted to directing the film because of a personal connection to Lean's films and World War II topics. He considers it to be his most profound work on "the loss of innocence." The film received positive reviews, with praise for Bale's performance, the cinematography, the visuals, Williams's score and Spielberg's direction. However, the film was not initially a commercial success, earning only $22 million at the US box office, although it eventually more than recouped its budget through revenues in foreign markets, home video, and television.” - more at Wikipedia
FULL MOVIE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNwVmo0uIHw
#EmpireOfTheSun #tangled #Wikipedia #2026
Book... excellent read; film... a gem.
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