The Last Emperor

10/04/1987

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2hrs 43min

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Drama

,History

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

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • John Lone
  • Joan Chen
  • Peter O'Toole
  • Ruocheng Ying
  • Victor Wong

    Directors

  • Bernardo Bertolucci
  • Nicoletta Peyran
  • Ning Ying
  • Suzanne Durrenberger

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Soprofilms
  • TAO Film
  • Yanco
  • Recorded Picture Company

    Production Countries

  • China
  • France
  • Italy
  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • Chichewa; Nyanja
  • Mandarin
  • English
  • Japanese

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