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A soldier-of-fortune helps a young boy survive in World War II Japan.
Semi-autobiographical story of an 11-year-old English boy learning to grow up in a Japanese internment camp during WWII.
Cast & Crew
Steven Spielberg
Director
Samantha Warden
British Prisoner
Kieron Jecchinis
American Prisoner
Michael Crossman
American Prisoner
Jimmy Devis
Director Of Photography 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)
Chris Pinnock
Focus Puller 2nd Unit (2nd Unit) (China/United Kingdom)
Frank Elliott
Focus Puller 2nd Unit (2nd Unit) (Spain)
Simon Mills
Clapper Loader 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)
John R Foster
Clapper Loader 2nd Unit (2nd Unit) (Spain)
Michael Roberts
Camera Operator
Barry Brown
Camera Operator
John Maskall
Camera Operator 2nd Unit (2nd Unit) (China/United Kingdom)
Mike Frift
Camera Operator 2nd Unit (2nd Unit) (Spain)
Tom Stoppard
Screenwriter
Nikki Clapp
Script Supervisor
Annie Wotton
Script Supervisor 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)
John Mccarthy
Conductor (Ambrosian Junior Choir)
John Mccarthy
Song Arranger ("Suo Gan")
Emi Records Ltd (Emi Records Ltd)
Song Publisher ("A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square")
Ambrosian Junior Choir (Ambrosian Junior Choir)
Song Performer ("Suo Gan")
James Rainbird
Song Performer ("Suo Gan")
Elizabeth Welch
Song Performer ("A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square")
Al Bowly
Song Performer ("South Of The Border")
Mayfair Orchestra (Mayfair Orchestra)
Song Performer ("South Of The Border")
Ronnie Munro
Song Performer ("South Of The Border")
Jack Hylton
Song Performer ("Swing Is In The Air")
Meyer Rubin
Music Contractor
Ken Wannberg
Music Editor
David Tomblin
Assistant Director
Roy Button
2nd Assistant Director
Patrick Kinney
2nd Assistant Director
Ken Shane
3rd Assistant Director
Kieron Phipps
2nd Assistant Director (United Kingdom)
Tim Lewis
3rd Assistant Director (United Kingdom)
Steven Harding
1st Assistant 2nd Unit Director (2nd Unit)
Javier Chinchilla
1st Assistant Director (Spain)
Juan Esterlich
3rd Assistant Director (Spain)
Ignacio Vallejo-Najera
3rd Assistant Director (Spain)
Charles Bishop
Art Direction Supervisor
Fred Hole
Art Direction
Maurice Fowler
Art Direction Supervisor (China)
Norman Dorme
Art Direction Supervisor (Spain)
Gavin Bocquet
Art Direction Assistant
Cliff Robinson
Art Direction Assistant
John King
Art Direction Assistant (Spain)
Miguel Chang
Art Direction Assistant (Spain)
Wang Yong Qiu (Wang Yong Qiu)
Special Effects Technician (Shanghai)
Antonio Parra
Special Effects Chief (Spain)
Kit West
Special Effects Supervisor
Andres Fernandez
Wardrobe Assistant (Spain)
Agustine Jimenez Del Campo
Wardrobe Assistant (Spain)
Patrick Wheatley
Wardrobe Supervisor
Sharon Cartwright
Set Decorator Assistant (United Kingdom)
Norman Reynolds
Production Designer
John Pitt
Sound Maintenance
John S Boyd
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Charles L Campbell
Sound Editor Supervisor
Lou Edemann
Sound Editor Supervisor
Yuriko Matsubara
Casting (Japan)
Song Ning Qi (Song Ning Qi)
Casting (Shanghai)
Francisco Garcia
Casting (Crowds)
Industrial Light + Magic
Production Company
Ye Mao Gen
Production Company
Zhang Ju Fang
Production Company
Zhu Pei Zen
Production Company
Shen Ye
Production Company
Pacific Title & Art Studio
Production Company
Panavision, Ltd.
Production Company
Angels The Costumiers
Production Company
Wig Creations
Production Company
First Unit Caterers
Production Company
Kaleidoscope Cameras Ltd
Production Company
Mayflower Film Recording Ltd
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures International
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Domestic Video Distributor
Edward S Verreaux
Production Illustrator
David Jonas
Production Illustrator
Ian Giladjian
Production Buyer
Belinda Edwards
Production Buyer
George Gibbons
Stagehand (Standby)
Ann Yen
Production Interpreter (China)
Sharon Jiang
Production Interpreter (China)
Eve Mavrakis
Production Interpreter (China)
Phil Cunningham
Production Interpreter (China)
Margaret Adams
Production Coordinator
Jennie Raglan
Production Coordinator
Trilb Norton
Production Coordinator (Spain)
Margarita Mcdermott
Production Coordinator (Spain)
Bonne Radford
Production Controller
James Graham
Production Associate
Mishka Chen
Production Associate
Michael Smith
Production Accountant Supervisor
Lil Heyman
Production Assistant
Samantha Thomas
Production Assistant
Antony Ford
Production Assistant
Michael Shevloff
Production Assistant
Shi Li Sha (Shi Li Sha)
Production Assistant (Shanghai)
Ted Morley
Production Manager
Shen Jian Hua (Shen Jian Hua)
Production Manager (Shanghai)
Frederick Mitchell
Grip 2nd Unit (2nd Unit) (Standby)
Trevor Jones
Grip 2nd Unit (2nd Unit) (Standby)
Colin Manning
Key Grip
Paul Tivers
Unit Manager (China)
Terry Needham
Unit Manager (Spain)
David Middleton
Construction Buyer (United Kingdom)
Bill Welch
Construction Manager Supervisor
Geoff Kingsley
Construction Manager (China)
Zhu Jin Ming (Zhu Jin Ming)
Construction Manager (China)
Mickey Pugh
Props Supervisor (Standby)
Ge Wen Yong (Ge Wen Yong)
Props (Shanghai)
Jin Zhi Bai (Jin Zhi Bai)
Props (Shanghai)
Bill Coggon
Props
Jim Kerr
Carpenter (Standby)
Lawrence Burns
Carpenter 2nd Unit (2nd Unit) (Standby)
Peter Hancock
Property Master Supervisor
Philip McDonald
Property Master (China)
Lin Long Xing (Lin Long Xing)
Property Master (Shanghai)
Lee Electric Lighting Ltd (Lee Electric Lighting Ltd)
Lighting Equipment
Tom Danaher
Chief Pilot (Zero)
Ray Hanna
Chief Pilot (Mustang)
Melissa Tynan-Lagorio
Post-Production Coordinator
Bradley M Goodman
Post-Production Assistant
Robert Raring
Color Timer
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutting
Paul Shersby
Location Manager (United Kingdom)
Paul Frift
Location Manager (China)
Jose Luis Escolar
Location Manager (Spain)
Gerald Fitzsimon
Location Accountant (Spain)
Irena Butcher
Location Accountant (China)
Antonio Garcia
Accountant (Spain)
Ren Yi Biao (Ren Yi Biao)
Accountant (Shanghai)
Val Farmer
Production Accountant Assistant
Mary T Radford
Assistant (To Frank Marshall)
Barbara Harley
Assistant (To Kathleen Kennedy (United Kingdom))
Kate Barker
Assistant (To Kathleen Kennedy (Usa))
Glynis Robertson
Assistant (To Chris Kenny)
Gerry Lewis
Assistance
Shep Dawe
Sound
John S Boyd
Sound
Additional Details
| MPAA Ratings: | PG | Premiere Info: | |
| Release Date: | 1987 | Production Date: | |
| Color/B&W: | Distributions Co: | Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution | |
| Sound: | Production Co: | Amblin Entertainment .....Production Company, Xue Fu Ming .....Production Company, Wu Guo Qiang .....Production Company, Huang Qia Gui .....Production Company, He Jiu Shen .....Production Company, Industrial Light + Magic .....Production Company, Ye Mao Gen .....Production Company, Zhang Ju Fang .....Production Company, Zhu Pei Zen .....Production Company, Shen Ye .....Production Company, Pacific Title & Art Studio .....Production Company, Ma Qiang .....Production Company, Sun Li .....Production Company, Time, Inc. .....Production Company, Panavision, Ltd. .....Production Company, Angels The Costumiers .....Production Company, Wig Creations .....Production Company, First Unit Caterers .....Production Company, Kaleidoscope Cameras Ltd .....Production Company, Mayflower Film Recording Ltd .....Production Company, Lorimar Studios .....Production Company, .....Production Company, Warner Bros. Pictures .....Studio, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution .....Domestic Theatrical Distributor, Warner Bros. Pictures International .....Foreign Theatrical Distributor, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group .....Domestic Video Distributor | |
| Duration(mins): | Country: | United States (USA) | |
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