The Last Emperor
1987, Film, 163 min, Biography, Drama, History, English, United Kingdom, MoviePedia score 77
1500 slaves. 353,260,000 royal subjects. Warlords. Concubines. And 2 wives. He was the loneliest boy in the world.
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.
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast
- John Lone as Pu Yi (Adult)
- Joan Chen as Wan Jung
- Peter O'Toole as Reginald Johnston (R.J.)
- Ruocheng Ying as The Governor
- Victor Wong as Chen Pao Shen
- Dennis Dun as Big Li
- Ryūichi Sakamoto as Amakasu
- Maggie Han as Eastern Jewel
- Ric Young as Interrogator
- Vivian Wu as Wen Hsiu
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