The Last Emperor

Based On the book by Puyi

The Last Emperor (Italian: L'ultimo imperatore) is a 1987 epic biographical drama film about the life of Puyi, the last Emperor of China. It is directed by Bernardo Bertolucci from a screenplay he co-wrote with Mark Peploe, which was adapted from Puyi's 1964 autobiography, and independently produced by Jeremy Thomas. The film depicts Puyi's life from his ascent to the throne as an infant to his imprisonment and political rehabilitation by the Communist Party of China. It stars John Lone in the eponymous role, with Peter O'Toole, Joan Chen, Ruocheng Ying, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun, Vivian Wu, Lisa Lu, and Ryuichi Sakamoto (who also composed the film score with David Byrne and Cong Su).

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Release date:

October 4, 1987

Director:

Bernardo Bertolucci

Cast:

John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ying Ruocheng, Victor Wong

Genre:

Historical, Drama, Epic, Biographical

Country:

France, Italy, United Kingdom, People's Republic of China

Language:

Chinese

Year page:

1987 in adaptations