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)
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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
UK
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John Malkovich
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Miranda Richardson
UK
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Nigel Havers
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Joe Pantoliano
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Leslie Phillips
UK
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Masayuki Ibu
Japan
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Ben Stiller
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Barrie Houghton
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Burt Kwouk
UK
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Paul McGann
UK
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J.G. Ballard
China
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Susan Leong
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Robert Stephens
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Ralph Seymour
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Sybil Maas
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Rupert Frazer
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Marc de Jonge
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James Greene
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Sylvia Marriott
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