To survive in a world at war, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him.
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.
DramaHistoryWarbased on novel or bookshanghai, chinaatomic bombstadiumbraverypeasantworld war iiprisoner of warcoming of agepacific warchinesejapanese army
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Character
Earnest, grave, classical in form and contemplative.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- intimateepic
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Cast
- Christian BaleJim
- John MalkovichBasie
- Miranda RichardsonMrs. Victor
- Nigel HaversDr. Rawlins
- Joe PantolianoFrank Demarest
- Leslie PhillipsMaxton
- Masatô IbuSgt. Nagata
- Emily RichardJim's Mother
- Rupert FrazerJim's Father
- Peter GaleMr. Victor
Crew
- Steven SpielbergDirector
- Tom StoppardScreenplay
- J.G. BallardNovel
- Allen DaviauDirector of Photography
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Michael KahnEditor
- Kathleen KennedyProducer
- Frank MarshallProducer
- Steven SpielbergProducer
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