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The Last Emperor (1987)
7.8
Ratings: 7.8/10 from 35,511 users
Metascore:
76/100
Reviews: 109 user | 64 critic | 15 from Metacritic.com The story of the final Emperor of China. Director:Bernardo Bertolucci |
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Won 9 Oscars.
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| John Lone | ... | ||
| Joan Chen | ... | ||
| Peter O'Toole | ... | ||
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Ruocheng Ying | ... |
The Governor
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Dennis Dun | ... | |
| Ryûichi Sakamoto | ... | ||
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Maggie Han | ... |
Eastern Jewel
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| Ric Young | ... |
Interrogator
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| Vivian Wu | ... |
Wen Hsiu
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| Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | ... |
Chang
(as Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa)
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Jade Go | ... | |
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Fumihiko Ikeda | ... | |
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Richard Vuu | ... | |
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Tsou Tijger | ... |
Pu Yi - 8 Years
(as Tijger Tsou)
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Storyline
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. Written by Martin H. Booda <booda@datasync.com>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
He was the Lord of Ten Thousand Years, the absolute monarch of China. He was born to rule a world of ancient tradition. Nothing prepared him for our world of change.Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
L'ultimo imperatore See more »Box Office
Budget:
$23,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
AUD 94,231 (Australia) (28 November 1987)Gross:
$43,984,230 (USA)Company Credits
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The Governor: [Puyi continues working as if trying to ignore the Governor] Why did you sign every accusation made against you? I didn't stop you from killing yourself to see you like this! Someone who will sign anything to please his enemies... to please me!
The Governor: [Puyi continues working] You knew about a lot of things in Manchukuo... even the secret agreements. But you couldn't possibly have known about the Japanese biological warfare experiments in Harbin! Could you? So why did you sign these papers?
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(uncredited)
Traditional Scottish ballad
In the score when Johnston says farewell to Pu Yi See more »
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Trivia
According to director of photography Vittorio Storaro in Visions of Light, he used the phases of light to represent different stages of the emperor's life. Red, the color of the blood that starts the flashback and the opening doors it cuts to, represents birth. Orange is the warm color of his family and the forbidden city. Yellow is the color of the emperor's identity and the sun. Green, the color of the tutor's bike and hat, represents knowledge. The forbidden city only has the first three colors because it is a limited portion of reality. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: When the Empress Dowager dies, a eunuch covers her face with a cloth. Just before the cloth touches her face, you can see her left eye close. See more »Quotes
The Governor: [Confronting Puyi in the prison gardens, where Puyi works alone] Perhaps you think we're here to teach men to lie in a new way?The Governor: [Puyi continues working as if trying to ignore the Governor] Why did you sign every accusation made against you? I didn't stop you from killing yourself to see you like this! Someone who will sign anything to please his enemies... to please me!
The Governor: [Puyi continues working] You knew about a lot of things in Manchukuo... even the secret agreements. But you couldn't possibly have known about the Japanese biological warfare experiments in Harbin! Could you? So why did you sign these papers?
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Soundtracks
"Auld Lang Syne"(uncredited)
Traditional Scottish ballad
In the score when Johnston says farewell to Pu Yi See more »
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