The Last Emperor

Theatrical - Wide 1987-11-20

Cast John Lone Joan Chen Peter O'Toole Ruocheng Ying
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
Written by Mark Peploe

Genres: Action Biography

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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;... See more 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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