He was the Lord of Ten Thousand Years, the absolute monarch of China. He was born to rule a world of ancient tradition. Nothing prepared him for our world of change.
Plot Summary
The story of the final Emperor of China.
Run Time
160 min, 219 min (director's cut)
Aspect Ratio
2.00 : 1
Genre
Biography, Drama, History
Language
English, Mandarin, Japanese
Keyword
Emperor, China, Forbidden City, Gardener, Japanese
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.
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