The Last Emperor 1987

Name: The Last Emperor
Released: 1987-10-04
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Joan Chen, Chen Kaige, John Lone, Ryuichi Sakamoto

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by:	Bernardo Bertolucci
Written by:	Bernardo Bertolucci & Mark Peploe & Enzo Ungari
Release date:	1987-10-04
Runtime:	163 minutes
Critics score:	92 / 100
Tagline:	1500 slaves. 353,260,000 royal subjects. Warlords. Concubines. And 2 wives. He was the loneliest boy in the world.