The Last Emperor
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2hrs
43mins
Directed by
Bernardo Bertolucci,
Starring
John Lone,
Joan Chen,
Peter O'Toole,
Ruocheng Ying
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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.