The Last Emperor
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7.6 | 1987 | 2h 43m

The Last Emperor

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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.

Mark Peploe Screenplay
Bernardo Bertolucci Director
Bernardo Bertolucci Screenplay

Top Billed 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 Chi-Keung

Victor Wong Chi-Keung

Chen Pao Shen

Dennis Dun

Dennis Dun

Big Li

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Amakasu

Maggie Han

Maggie Han

Eastern Jewel

Ric Young

Ric Young

Interrogator

Vivian Wu

Vivian Wu

Wen Hsiu