One of Steven Spielberg's most ambitious efforts of the 1980s, Empire of the Sun remains an underrated gem in the director's distinguished filmography.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Steven Spielberg -
Producer -
Kathleen Kennedy , Frank Marshall , Steven Spielberg -
Screenwriter -
Tom Stoppard -
Distributor -
Warner Bros. Pictures -
Production Co -
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Adventure -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 9, 1987, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Oct 25, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$22.0M -
Runtime -
2h 32m -
Sound Mix -
Surround