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Release Date: 1987   Duration: 165 min

Cast: Peter O'Toole, Victor Wong, Richard Vuu, John Lone, Maggie Han, Joan Chen, Chen Kaige, Ric Young, Vivian Wu, Tsou Tijger, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Dennis Dun ...MORE

Cast: Peter O'Toole, Victor Wong, Richard Vuu, John Lone, Maggie Han, Joan Chen, Chen Kaige, Ric Young, Vivian Wu, Tsou Tijger, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Dennis Dun, Jade Go, Ruocheng Ying, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Fumihiko Ikeda ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Biographical film, Drama, Epic film, Historical drama

The Last Emperor is a 1987 biopic about the life of Puyi, the last Emperor of China, whose autobiography was the basis for the screenplay written by Mark Peploe and Bernardo Bertolucci. Independently produced by Jeremy Thomas, it was directed by Bertolucci and released in 1987 by Columbia Pictures. Puyi's life is depicted from his ascent to the throne as a small boy to his imprisonment and...  MORE

The Last Emperor is a 1987 biopic about the life of Puyi, the last Emperor of China, whose autobiography was the basis for the screenplay written by Mark Peploe and Bernardo Bertolucci. Independently produced by Jeremy Thomas, it was directed by Bertolucci and released in 1987 by Columbia Pictures. Puyi's life is depicted from his ascent to the throne as a small boy to his imprisonment and political rehabilitation by the Chinese Communist authorities. The film stars John Lone as Pu Yi, with Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Maggie Han, Ric Young, Vivian Wu, and Chen Kaige. It was the first feature film for which the producers were authorized by the Chinese government to film in the Forbidden City in Beijing. It won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. LESS