Cinematic background from Empire of the Sun 1987 - Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.

Empire of the Sun

1987

Drama, War

Directors:
Steven Spielberg
Writers:
Menno Meyjes, J.G. Ballard, Tom Stoppard
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Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – Two people sitting in a room with a pan of rice; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person standing on a dirt road near a barbed wire fence; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people sitting on a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a boy are sitting in a room together; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man standing on top of a pile of sand bags; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman looking out of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man wearing a headband looking into a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – An image of a crowd of people in the middle of a town; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man standing in front of a tall building in the fog; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man sitting in a wooden tub in front of another man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – An old man looking up into the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person wearing a shirt and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A crowd of people standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A young boy standing in a room next to bunk beds; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A young boy looking at an older man in the dark; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a sunset; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man with a rifle standing in front of a brick building; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A young boy in a red jacket looking up at fireworks in the background; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman in a crowd of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man with a hat on and two other men standing next to him; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man standing next to a pile of debris; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A city street with a lot of street lights on it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A crowd of people standing in front of an archway; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man wearing a hat sitting in a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man holding a rifle in front of a sky background; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A young boy in a red jacket is in front of a group of men; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a uniform holding a rifle in front of an airplane; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of men standing next to each other on a street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people sitting in a row of pews; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A young man standing in front of barbed wire; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A young man standing next to a barbed wire fence; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man sitting at a table reading a book; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of men in hats and some are holding plates; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – An old man sitting on the ground holding a book; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a brown jacket standing in the fog; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person standing on a sidewalk at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman are holding a bowl of food; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A crowd of people walking down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man standing in front of a pile of sandbags in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people standing next to each other wearing hats; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A young boy wearing a maroon jacket and a red hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man reading a book while sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people standing next to a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A young boy sitting in front of a pan of food; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a suit and tie next to another man in a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people sitting around in a room; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A young boy is looking at a row of files; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man walking down the street in front of a large portrait of stalin; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – Two men shake hands in front of the setting sun; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A young boy is standing in a dark room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a white hat holding a bunch of wood; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man and a woman wearing hats and coats; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of men standing next to each other on a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A young boy in a tank top looking at the camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A young man standing in front of a barbed wire fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man standing in a room with a microphone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of men in military uniforms standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – Two young men are in a room with many items; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of men standing next to each other on top of a field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in a military uniform is talking to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man in white shirt and brown tie laying on the ground; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – An old man sitting on the side of the street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of young boys in school uniforms standing in a row; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people that are standing up together; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of men eating food at an outdoor table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A man standing on top of a field near barbed wire; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people sitting around in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – People walking down a street in front of a church; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A young boy in the water with barbed wire around his neck; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people standing in a crowd wearing hats; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A boy in a red jacket and a red hat is riding a bike; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of people sitting on top of a wooden boat; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – Two people sitting on a couch in a dark room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – An aerial view of a desert with a sunset in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Empire of the Sun” (1987), directed by Steven Spielberg – A group of men standing around a woman carrying a suitcase; Wide shot, Low angle