1987 · 2h 33m · Drama, War
Empire of the Sun
Directed bySteven Spielberg
IMDb
7.7
145K votes
Metacritic
62
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Rotten Tomatoes
77%
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Released Dec 11, 1987 by Amblin Entertainment
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Critics (Metacritic)62
Audience (IMDb x 10)77
Audiences liked it more than critics did, by 15 points.
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Cast
Crew
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Music
- John Williams
- Cinematography
- Allen Daviau
- Editing
- Michael Kahn
6 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Production Design · Academy Awards 1988Art Direction: Norman Reynolds; Set Decoration: Harry Cordwell
- NominatedBest Cinematography · Academy Awards 1988Allen Daviau
- NominatedBest Film Editing · Academy Awards 1988Michael Kahn
- NominatedBest Original Score · Academy Awards 1988John Williams
- NominatedBest Costume Design · Academy Awards 1988Bob Ringwood
- NominatedBest Sound · Academy Awards 1988Robert Knudson, Don Digirolamo, John Boyd, Tony Dawe
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