Directed by:
Steven SpielbergScreenplay:
Tom StoppardCinematography:
Allen DaviauComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano, Leslie Phillips, Masayuki Ibu, Ben Stiller, Barrie Houghton, Burt Kwouk (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
A young British boy's noble spirit allows him to survive the hardships of a Japanese prison camp in China during World War II. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Christian Bale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/684/166684963_5c701f.jpg)
Christian Bale
UK
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
The Prestige (2006)
![John Malkovich](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/542/164542331_1727d2.jpg)
John Malkovich
USA
Best movies:
Of Mice and Men (1992)
Changeling (2008)
The Killing Fields (1984)
![Miranda Richardson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/759/165759966_675a10.png)
Miranda Richardson
UK
Best movies:
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
The Crying Game (1992)
The Hours (2002)
![Nigel Havers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/620/162620376_7b8ac8.jpg)
Nigel Havers
UK
Best movies:
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Penelope (2006)
![Joe Pantoliano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/560/165560538_deb34e.jpg)
Joe Pantoliano
USA
Best movies:
The Matrix (1999)
The Fugitive (1993)
Memento (2000)
![Leslie Phillips](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312358_d92105.jpg)
Leslie Phillips
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Out of Africa (1985)
Big Time Operators (1957)
![Masayuki Ibu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/330/167330603_487cd2.jpg)
Masayuki Ibu
Japan
Best movies:
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Heaven and Earth (1990)
Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
![Ben Stiller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/839/163839348_40134a.jpg)
Ben Stiller
USA
Best movies:
Empire of the Sun (1987)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
Madagascar (2005)
Barrie Houghton
Best movies:
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) (TV movie)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
War and Remembrance (1988) (series)
![Burt Kwouk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269190_b93e84.jpg)
Burt Kwouk
UK
Best movies:
Low Winter Sun (2006) (TV movie)
Goldfinger (1964)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
![Paul McGann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267579_0b925e.jpg)
Paul McGann
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Hornblower: Mutiny (2001) (TV movie)
Hornblower: Retribution (2001) (TV movie)
J.G. Ballard
China
Best movies:
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Susan Leong
Best movies:
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Slipstream (1989)
![Robert Stephens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312360_9ee19e.jpg)
Robert Stephens
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Chaplin (1992)
Cleopatra (1963)
![Ralph Seymour](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/318/159318098_b8f81b.jpg)
Ralph Seymour
USA
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Sybil Maas
Best movies:
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Cousin, cousine (1975)
Rupert Frazer
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Far Pavilions, The (1984) (series)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
![Marc de Jonge](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/018/162018828_f90251.jpg)
Marc de Jonge
France
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
François Villon - Poetul vagabond (1987)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
![James Greene](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/545/160545362_90ba06.jpg)
James Greene
UK
Best movies:
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Wolf Hall (2015) (series)
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
![Sylvia Marriott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/806/160806061_385e8d.jpg)
Sylvia Marriott
UK
Best movies:
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Two English Girls (1971)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)