The last emperor / Jeremy Thomas presents ; a film by Bernardo Bertolucci ; screenplay by Mark Peploe with Bernardo Bertolucci ; produced by Jeremy Thomas ; directed by Bernardo Bertolucci ; made by Yanco Films Limited and Tao Film SRL ; in association with Recorded Picture Company (Productions) Limited, Screenframe Limited, AAA Soprofilms.

A dramatic history of Aisin-Gioro "Henry" Pu Yi, who at the age of three became the last of the Emperors of China. Chronicles his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, as the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; and his...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Last emperor (Motion picture)
Main Author: Sakamoto, Ryūichi, 1952- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Yanco Films
Tao Film SRL (Firm)
Recorded Picture Company
Screenframe Limited (Firm)
AAA Soprofilms (Film)
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Bertolucci, Bernardo (Screenwriter, Director)
Thomas, Jeremy (Producer)
Peploe, Mark (Screenwriter)
Lone, John, 1952- (Actor)
Chen, Joan, 1961- (Actor)
O'Toole, Peter, 1932-2013 (Actor)
Ying, Ruocheng (Actor)
Wong, Victor (Actor)
Dun, Dennis (Actor)
Wu, Vivian, 1966- (Actor)
Han, Maggie, 1959- (Actor)
Young, Ric (Actor)
Go, Jade (Actor)
Tagawa, Cary-Hiroyuki (Actor)
Storaro, Vittorio, 1940- (Cinematographer)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English, Chinese, and Japanese, with optional subtitles in English.
Published: Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection, [2008], ©2008.
Series:Criterion collection ; 422.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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Genre:
Physical Description:1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Variant Title:
Bernardo Bertolucci's The last emperor.
Format: Video DVD

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