Synopsis
Documentary about the making of director Steven Spielberg's film Empire of the Sun
Movie Information
- Director
- Les Mayfield
- Writers
- William Rus
- Release Year
- 1987
- Runtime
- 49 minutes
- Genre
- Documentary
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (7 votes)
Top Cast
Martin Sheen
Narrator
Self
Self
J.G. Ballard
Self
John Malkovich
Self
Joe Pantoliano
Self
Jack Dearlove
Self (uncredited)
Masatô Ibu
Self (uncredited)
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