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The Last Emperor
1987 2h 43m Bernardo Bertolucci

The Last Emperor

★ 7.7 IMDb
Drama History Made in Europe
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.
Writers Bernardo Bertolucci, Enzo Ungari, Mark Peploe
Cast John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying
DP Vittorio Storaro
Production Designer Ferdinando Scarfiotti
Music Ryuichi Sakamoto
Essays and Criticism
On Bernardo Bertolucci
Back in Style (Bertolucci’s BESIEGED) by Jonathan Rosenbaum
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Awards & Festivals
Won European Film Academy Special Jury Award
Nominated Academy Award for Best Costume Design
Nominated Academy Award for Best Production Design
Won Academy Award for Best Director
Won Academy Award for Best Original Score
Won Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Won Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Won Academy Award for Best Film Editing
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