The Last Emperor (1987)
Ratings:
7.6 (TMDb)
Released:
1987-10-04
Runtime:
2h 43m
Genres:
Drama, History
Countries:
China, France, Italy, United Kingdom
Director:
Bernardo Bertolucci
Actors:
John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Maggie Han
Synopsis
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.