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THE LAST EMPEROR
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Completed - ENGLISH, JAPANESE, RUSSIAN, MANDARIN - Drama, Historical - 163 minutes

Log Line

The story of the final Emperor of China.

Year of production : 1987

Director(s) : Bernardo BERTOLUCCI
Writer(s) : Bernardo BERTOLUCCI, Mark PEPLOE
Cast : John LONE, Joan CHEN, Peter O'TOOLE

Producer(s) : Jeremy THOMAS (RECORDED PICTURE COMPANY LTD.)

Synopsis

The 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.

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Country(ies) : CHINA, FRANCE, ITALY, UNITED KINGDOM

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