The Last Emperor (1987)

2h 43m · 4 Oct 1987

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

Drama History

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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.

Movie ID	5373
Genre	Drama, History
Director	Bernardo Bertolucci
Main cast	John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Maggie Han
Release date	4 October 1987
Release year	1987
Language	English
Duration	163 min (2h 43m)
Rating	7.6 / 10 (TMDB)
Production house	Soprofilms