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The Last Emperor

1987, Movie, PG-13, 219 mins

LAST EMPEROR, THE | MODAI HUANGDI
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Originally released in 1987 shorn of a full hour of footage, this breathtakingly beautiful pageant from director Bernardo Bertolucci has been restored to its intended length. Clocking in at just under four hours and employing some 19,000 extras, the film charts the turbulent development of a single man and an entire nation, and is an epic in every sense of the word. John Lone stars as Pu Yi, the last emperor of China; the lovely Joan Chen is his empress. Read the complete review for The Last Emperor
Epic true story of the life of Pu Yi, the last emperor of China's Ching dynasty, before the communists took control. Finely detailed multi-Oscar winner!
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Length: 01:55
Posted: 3/17/2008
Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor won nine Academy Awards , unexpectedly sweeping every category in which it was nominated - quite a feat for a challenging, multilayered epic directed by an Italian and starring an international cast. Yet the power and scope of the film was, and remains, undeniable - the life of emperor Pu Yi, who took the throne at age three, in 1908, before witnessing decades of cultural and political upheaval, within and outside of the walls of the Forbidden City. Recreating Qing-dynasty China with astonishing detail and unparalleled craftsmanship by cinematographer Vittorio Storaro and production designer Ferdinando Scarfiotti, The Last Emperor is also an intimate character study of one man reconciling personal responsibility and political legacy.
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Length: 02:42:52
Posted: 6/28/2009
Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor won nine Academy Awards, unexpectedly sweeping every category in which it was nominated - quite a feat for a challenging, multilayered epic directed by an Italian and starring an international cast. Yet the power and scope of the film was, and remains, undeniable - the life of emperor Pu Yi, who took the throne at age three, in 1908, before witnessing decades of cultural and political upheaval, within and outside of the walls of the Forbidden City. Recreating Qing-dynasty China with astonishing detail and unparalleled craftsmanship by cinematographer Vittorio Storaro and production designer Ferdinando Scarfiotti, The Last Emperor is also an intimate character study of one man reconciling personal responsibility and political legacy.
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Length: 02:42:00
Posted: 2/3/2010
Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor won nine Academy Awards, unexpectedly sweeping every category in which it was nominated - quite a feat for a challenging, multilayered epic directed by an Italian and starring an international cast. Yet the power and scope of the film was, and remains, undeniable - the life of emperor Pu Yi, who took the throne at age three, in 1908, before witnessing decades of cultural and political upheaval, within and outside of the walls of the Forbidden City. Recreating Qing-dynasty China with astonishing detail and unparalleled craftsmanship by cinematographer Vittorio Storaro and production designer Ferdinando Scarfiotti, The Last Emperor is also an intimate character study of one man reconciling personal responsibility and political legacy.
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Length: 02:42:00
Posted: 2/3/2010
Year: 1987
Rated PG-13

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Cast
John Lone: Aisin-Gioro "Henry" Pu Yi as an Adult
Joan Chen: Wan Jung, "Elizabeth"
Peter O'Toole: Reginald Johnston
Ying Ruocheng: The Governor
Victor Wong: Chen Pao Shen
Dennis Dun: Big Li

 

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