The Last Emperor

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

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.

Director

Bernardo Bertolucci

Screenplay

Mark Peploe

Screenplay

Bernardo Bertolucci

Producer

John Daly

Producer

Franco Giovale

Producer

Joyce Herlihy

Producer

Jeremy Thomas

Original Music Composer

Ryuichi Sakamoto