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The Last Emperor
1987 7.6 (1733 votes) 2h 43m
Genres
Drama History
Production Companies
Soprofilms
TAO Film
Yanco
Recorded Picture Company

The Last Emperor

1500 slaves. 353,260,000 royal subjects. Warlords. Concubines. And 2 wives. He was the loneliest boy in the world.

Overview

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.

Key Crew

Screenplay: Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci, Enzo Ungari

Producer: John Daly, Franco Giovale, Joyce Herlihy, Jeremy Thomas

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci

Director of Photography: Vittorio Storaro

Top Cast

John Lone
John Lone

Pu Yi (Adult)

Joan Chen
Joan Chen

Wan Jung

Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole

Reginald Johnston (R.J.)

Ruocheng Ying
Ruocheng Ying

The Governor

Victor Wong
Victor Wong

Chen Pao Shen

Dennis Dun
Dennis Dun

Big Li

Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto

Amakasu

Maggie Han
Maggie Han

Eastern Jewel

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