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The Last Emperor (1987) [PG-13]

Release Date:
October 4, 1987

Original Title:
The Last Emperor

Alternate Titles:
Den siste kejsaren
El último emperador
L'Ultimo imperatore
Le dernier empereur
O Último Imperador
末代皇帝
마지막 황제

Genres:
Drama | History

Production Companies:
Recorded Picture Company
Soprofilms
TAO Film
Yanco

Production Countries:
China | France | Italy | United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  DE: 12  DK: 15  ES: 7  FR: TP  GB: 15  GR: 13  HK: IIB  IE: 15  KR: 12  NL: 12  PT: M/14  SE: 11  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 163

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

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Art Direction:
Maria Teresa Barbasso
Gianni Giovagnoni
Gianni Silvestri

Assistant Director:
Ning Ying
Biao Wang

Assistant Editor:
Catherine Hodgson

Author:
Aisin-Gioro Puyi

Casting:
Joanna Merlin

Continuity:
Suzanne Durrenberger

Costume Design:
James Acheson

Costume Designer:
Sun Huanxiang

Director:
Bernardo Bertolucci

Director of Photography:
Vittorio Storaro

Editor:
Gabriella Cristiani

Hair Designer:
Iole Cecchini

Main Title Designer:
Maurice Binder

Makeup Artist:
Fabrizio Sforza

Music:
Su Cong

Original Music Composer:
Ryuichi Sakamoto
David Byrne

Post Production Supervisor:
Michael Saxton

Producer:
John Daly
Franco Giovale
Joyce Herlihy
Jeremy Thomas

Production Design:
Ferdinando Scarfiotti
Bruno Cesari

Production Manager:
Stefano Bolzoni

Production Supervisor:
Mario Cotone

Screenplay:
Mark Peploe
Bernardo Bertolucci
Enzo Ungari

Sound Designer:
Bill Rowe
Ivan Sharrock

Special Effects:
Gino De Rossi

Still Photographer:
Angelo Novi

Third Assistant Director:
Nicoletta Peyran

Unit Publicist:
Ann Tasker

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