The Last Emperor

• 7.626 Drama
• 1987-10-04
• 163 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

John Lone (Pu Yi (Adult)) Joan Chen (Wan Jung) Peter O'Toole (Reginald Johnston (R.J.)) Ruocheng Ying (The Governor) Victor Wong (Chen Pao Shen) Dennis Dun (Big Li) Ryuichi Sakamoto (Amakasu) Maggie Han (Eastern Jewel) Ric Young (Interrogator) Vivian Wu (Wen Hsiu)

Director:

Bernardo Bertolucci

Writer:

Mark Peploe Bernardo Bertolucci Enzo Ungari