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The Last Emperor

Name: The Last Emperor
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1987-10-04
Duration: 163 min
Rating: 7.6

“1500 slaves. 353,260,000 royal subjects. Warlords. Concubines. And 2 wives. He was the loneliest boy in the world.”

7.6 / 10 (1,993 votes)

Overview

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.

Release Date October 04, 1987

Runtime 163 min

Genres Drama, History

Status Released

Budget $23,800,000

Box Office $44,000,000

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Bernardo Bertolucci on the Red Carpet for THE LAST EMPEROR at AFI FEST presented by Audi

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#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 #forbidden city #japanese occupation of china

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