“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.
Bernardo Bertolucci
John Daly
Franco Giovale
Joyce Herlihy
Enzo Ungari
Mark Peploe
Bernardo Bertolucci
Vittorio Storaro
David Byrne
John Lone
Pu Yi (Adult)
Joan Chen
Wan Jung
Peter O'Toole
Reginald Johnston (R.J.)
Ruocheng Ying
The Governor
Victor Wong Chi-Keung
Chen Pao Shen
Dennis Dun
Big Li
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Amakasu
Maggie Han
Eastern Jewel
Ric Young
Interrogator
Vivian Wu
Wen Hsiu
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Chang
Jade Go
Ar Mo
... and 45 more
CinemaSerf
This is a glorious film to watch on a big screen. It depicts the end of empire and the birth of new ones - and it does it in a spectacularly colourful and stylish fashion. The death of the Empress Dowager sees the toddler Pu Yi ascend the Dragon Throne of China, and live amidst concubines and eunuch...
Staying True to events
Featurette • YouTube
Casting the Emperor
Featurette • YouTube
Official Trailer
Trailer • YouTube
Original Trailer
Trailer • YouTube
The Last Emperor 1988 TV trailer
Teaser • YouTube
Bernardo Bertolucci on the Red Carpet for THE LAST EMPEROR at AFI FEST presented by Audi
Featurette • YouTube
Soprofilms
TAO Film
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