1988's Empire of the Sun boasts a star-studded cast and has been touted as Spielberg's 'graduation to grown up film-making'

The war film that helped Steven Spielberg etch his name among Hollywood's elite directors is available to stream right now on Amazon Prime Video .

Empire of the Sun arrived in theatres back in 1987 and boasts a star-studded cast including Christian Bale . Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT

Based on J.G Ballard's novel of the same name, this 2hrs 32 min spectacular follows Jamie 'Jim' Graham — played by the former Batman actor — who is a privileged British boy living in Shanghai during the early years of World War II.

Separated from his parents during the Japanese invasion, he is eventually captured and then sent to an internment camp where he meets t

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