The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor (1987)

U/A 13+ 04/10/1987
  • Drama, History
  • 2 hr 43 min
76%
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $23,800,000
  • Revenue :$44,000,000
1500 slaves. 353,260,000 royal subjects. Warlords. Concubines. And 2 wives. He was the loneliest boy in the world.

Overview

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.
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $23,800,000
  • Revenue :$44,000,000
1500 slaves. 353,260,000 royal subjects. Warlords. Concubines. And 2 wives. He was the loneliest boy in the world.

Overview

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.
Top Billed Cast
John Lone
John Lone

Pu Yi (Adult)

Joan Chen
Joan Chen

Wan Jung

Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole

Reginald Johnston (R.J.)

Ruocheng Ying
Ruocheng Ying

The Governor

Victor Wong Chi-Keung
Victor Wong Chi-Keung

Chen Pao Shen

Dennis Dun
Dennis Dun

Big Li

Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto

Amakasu

Maggie Han
Maggie Han

Eastern Jewel

Ric Young
Ric Young

Interrogator

Vivian Wu
Vivian Wu

Wen Hsiu

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Chang

Lisa Lu
Lisa Lu

Tzu Hsui

Hideo Takamatsu
Hideo Takamatsu

General Ishikari

Henry O
Henry O

Lord Chamberlain

Chen Kaige
Chen Kaige

Captain of Imperial Guard

Constantine Gregory
Constantine Gregory

Oculist

Yu Li
Yu Li

Second High Consort

Zhang Tianmin
Zhang Tianmin

Old Tutor

Shi Liang
Shi Liang

Republican Officer

Chen Shu
Chen Shu

Chang Chinghui

Daxing Zhang
Daxing Zhang

Tough Warder

Cai Hongxiang
Cai Hongxiang

Scarface (uncredited)

Glen Murphy
Glen Murphy

Captain (uncredited)

Biao Wang
Biao Wang

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Crew Members
Aisin-Gioro Puyi
Aisin-Gioro Puyi

Author

Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci

Director

Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto

Original Music Composer

David Byrne
David Byrne

Original Music Composer

Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci

Screenplay

James Acheson
James Acheson

Costume Design

Vittorio Storaro
Vittorio Storaro

Director of Photography

Maurice Binder
Maurice Binder

Main Title Designer

Ning Ying
Ning Ying

Assistant Director

Joanna Merlin
Joanna Merlin

Casting

Biao Wang
Biao Wang

Assistant Director

Gino De Rossi
Gino De Rossi

Special Effects

Jeremy Thomas
Jeremy Thomas

Producer

Gianni Giovagnoni
Gianni Giovagnoni

Art Direction

Suzanne Durrenberger
Suzanne Durrenberger

Continuity

Mauro Marchetti
Mauro Marchetti

Camera Operator

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