The Last Emperor (1987)

10/04/1987 (IT) • 2h 43m

Drama, History

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

Pu Yi (Adult)

Joan Chen

Wan Jung

Peter O'Toole

Reginald Johnston (R.J.)

Ruocheng Ying

The Governor

Maggie Han

Eastern Jewel

Ric Young

Interrogator


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$23,800,000.00

Revenue

$44,000,000.00

Keywords

suicide

experiment

china

isolation

buddhism

becoming an adult

war crimes

suicide attempt

war on drugs

revolution

drug addiction

opium

arranged marriage

world war ii

emperor

coup d'etat

manchuria

dynasty

reeducation camp

biography

based on true story

autobiography

teacher

beijing, china

dowager

decadence

communism

1920s

1940s

1950s

1910s

1930s

japanese occupation of china

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