The Last Emperor

About The Last Emperor

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.

The Last Emperor is a 1987 history film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. At 163 minutes long, it arrived in October 1987.

John Lone appears as Pu Yi (Adult), Joan Chen as Wan Jung, Peter O'Toole as Reginald Johnston (R.J.), and Ruocheng Ying as The Governor. Written by Bernardo Bertolucci and Mark Peploe. It was produced by Recorded Picture Company. It is adapted from real events.

Shelv files it under drug addiction, experiment, 1920s, and 1910s. It streams on Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel, and Criterion Channel in the United States.

To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb, Propaganda: Engineering Consent, and Oppenheimer make useful companions to The Last Emperor, all filed under 1940s and biography. It scores 7.6 out of 10 from 2,020 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.