The Last Emperor
"1500 slaves. 353,260,000 royal subjects. Warlords. Concubines. And 2 wives. He was the loneliest boy in the world."
Details
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.
Cast & Crew
- Cast:John Lone , Joan Chen , Peter O'Toole , Ruocheng Ying , Victor Wong , Dennis Dun , Ryuichi Sakamoto , Maggie Han
- Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
