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| Director: | Les Mayfield | 
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| Writer: | William Rus | 
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| Documentary about the making of director Steven Spielberg's film Empire of the Sun | |
| Release Date: | Dec 30, 1987 | 
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| Director: | Les Mayfield | 
| Writer: | William Rus | 
| Genres: | Documentary | 
| Keywords | movie business, behind the scenes, making of | 
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| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
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| Martin Sheen | Narrator | 
| Christian Bale | Self | 
| Steven Spielberg | Self | 
| J.G. Ballard | Self | 
| John Malkovich | Self | 
| Joe Pantoliano | Self | 
| Jack Dearlove | Self (uncredited) | 
| Masatô Ibu | Self (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
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| William Rus | Writer | 
| Mark Zavad | Director of Photography | 
| Craig A. Colton | Additional Editor | 
| Kim Schneider | Additional Editor | 
| Joseph Finneran | Unit Production Manager | 
| Allyson Schelu | Unit Production Manager | 
| Tom Shelly | Unit Production Manager | 
| David Jones | Sound Mixer | 
| Ken King | Sound Mixer | 
| Michael Perricone | Sound Editor | 
| Mike Askies | Camera Operator | 
| Paul Bernard | Camera Operator | 
| John Hammond | Camera Operator | 
| John Pace | Camera Operator | 
| Lisa Belt | Researcher | 
| Phil Cunningham | Researcher | 
| Rob Friedman | Production Executive | 
| Lynn D. Ezelle | Thanks | 
| Mary T. Radford | Thanks | 
| John Vincent | Sound Mixer | 
| Bonne Radford | Thanks | 
| Les Mayfield | Director | 
| John Toll | Director of Photography | 
| Tom Carlson | Music Editor | 
| Phil Marshall | Music | 
| Keva Rosenfeld | Editor | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Mark Cowen | Producer | 
| Kathleen Kennedy | Executive Producer | 
| Les Mayfield | Producer | 
| John Pace | Producer | 
| George Zaloom | Producer | 
| Frank Marshall | Executive Producer | 
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