The Last Emperor
1500 slaves. 353,260,000 royal subjects. Warlords. Concubines. And 2 wives. He was the loneliest boy in the world.
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.
- Year: 1987
- Country: Italy, China, United Kingdom, France
- Genre: Drama, History
- Studio: Soprofilms, TAO Film, Yanco, Recorded Picture Company, Columbia Pictures
- Keyword: suicide, experiment, china, isolation, buddhism, becoming an adult, war crimes, suicide attempt, war on drugs, revolution, drug addiction, opium, arranged marriage, world war ii, emperor, coup d'etat, manchuria, dynasty, reeducation camp, biography, based on true story, autobiography, teacher, beijing, china, dowager, decadence, communism, 1920s, 1940s, 1950s, 1910s, 1930s, japanese occupation of china
- Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
- Cast: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying, Victor Wong Chi-Keung, Dennis Dun
