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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.

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
Writer: Enzo Ungari, Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci
Production: N/A
Genre: drama, history
Year: 1987
MetaScore: 76/100
ImdbRating: 7.7
BoxOffice: $43,984,230
Released: 15 Apr 1988
Awards: Won 9 Oscars. 60 wins & 22 nominations total

75 video clips

The GovernorEmperor Pu YiPu Yi - 8 YearsBig FootReginald Fleming 'r.j.' JohnstonReginald 'r. J.' JohnstonPu Chieh - 7 YearsWan JungCaptain Of Imperial GuardWen HsiuAmakasuLung YuChangInterrogatorEastern JewelScribeChen Pao ShenPu Yi (3 Years)Tzu HsuiOculistAmerican
Words are important - The Last Emperor 00:41 Words are important I am the Emperor - The Last Emperor 00:19 I am the Emperor Where's the Cricket - The Last Emperor 00:17 Where's the Cricket Aisin Gioro Pu Yi - The Last Emperor 01:06 Aisin Gioro Pu Yi The Emperor has been a prisoner in his own palace - The Last Emperor 00:22 The Emperor has been a prisoner in his own palace Is it true Mr Johnston - The Last Emperor 00:18 Is it true Mr Johnston You see - The Last Emperor 00:08 You see Who is this George Washington - The Last Emperor 00:27 Who is this George Washington How can we say goodbye - The Last Emperor 00:09 How can we say goodbye The Forbidden City had become a theatre without an audience - The Last Emperor 00:06 The Forbidden City had become a theatre without an audience Drink it - The Last Emperor 00:08 Drink it I want a divorce - The Last Emperor 00:07 I want a divorce When an Englishman robs someone Your Majesty he becomes a gentleman - The Last Emperor 00:23 When an Englishman robs someone Your Majesty he becomes a... I do not understand - The Last Emperor 00:22 I do not understand After a few years the Chinese Republic - The Last Emperor 00:13 After a few years the Chinese Republic I am not a gentleman - The Last Emperor 00:09 I am not a gentleman Our official taster is a brave man - The Last Emperor 00:11 Our official taster is a brave man The Emperor awards you with the order of the Ruby Hat Button - The Last Emperor 00:11 The Emperor awards you with the order of the Ruby Hat Button It would be conveniently sad if he becomes blind - The Last Emperor 00:37 It would be conveniently sad if he becomes blind Now then there are two types of confession - The Last Emperor 00:28 Now then there are two types of confession Of course I'd love to be the Emperor's new Secondary Consort - The Last Emperor 00:09 Of course I'd love to be the Emperor's new... Three months later Japanese armies - The Last Emperor 00:31 Three months later Japanese armies Perhaps you think we're here to teach men to lie in a new way - The Last Emperor 01:10 Perhaps you think we're here to teach men to lie in a... I know that you know that I know that you know - The Last Emperor 00:12 I know that you know that I know that you know Where are your ancestors buried - The Last Emperor 00:22 Where are your ancestors buried Open the door - The Last Emperor 00:12 Open the door Chen Pao Shen If you go you betray your country - The Last Emperor 00:17 Chen Pao Shen If you go you betray your country Yes comrade - The Last Emperor 01:06 Yes comrade Is the Emperor against arranged marriages - The Last Emperor 00:20 Is the Emperor against arranged marriages This is a prison - The Last Emperor 00:14 This is a prison I think your mouse is trying to escape Your Majesty - The Last Emperor 00:14 I think your mouse is trying to escape Your Majesty Cricket Cricket Where's the cricket - The Last Emperor 00:04 Cricket Cricket Where's the cricket Is it true I can do anything I want - The Last Emperor 00:09 Is it true I can do anything I want Is it true that you can do whatever you want - The Last Emperor 00:14 Is it true that you can do whatever you want Your salvation will lie entirely - The Last Emperor 00:10 Your salvation will lie entirely Old fashioned I want a modern wife Johnston who speaks English and French - The Last Emperor 00:13 Old fashioned I want a modern wife Johnston who speaks... Ah yes A gentleman Are you a gentleman - The Last Emperor 00:30 Ah yes A gentleman Are you a gentleman Of course I'd love to be the Emperor's new secondary consort - The Last Emperor 00:37 Of course I'd love to be the Emperor's new... How small you are Are you afraid of me Everyone is - The Last Emperor 00:44 How small you are Are you afraid of me Everyone is Your Majesty in my country it would be usual to begin with some kind of an examination - The Last Emperor 00:14 Your Majesty in my country it would be usual to begin with... Men you know are not allowed in the Forbidden City after dark - The Last Emperor 00:32 Men you know are not allowed in the Forbidden City after... They're turning away - The Last Emperor 00:13 They're turning away These other men they're not real men They're all eunuchs - The Last Emperor 00:19 These other men they're not real men They're all... Of course Anything Western was good - The Last Emperor 00:15 Of course Anything Western was good What is His Majesty thinking - The Last Emperor 00:23 What is His Majesty thinking You're brave Are you not frightened - The Last Emperor 00:21 You're brave Are you not frightened If Your Majesty thinks it is old fashioned to make the rain and the wind with a stranger - The Last Emperor 00:20 If Your Majesty thinks it is old fashioned to make the rain... Our official taster's a brave man - The Last Emperor 00:21 Our official taster's a brave man Am I blue Am I blue - The Last Emperor 00:21 Am I blue Am I blue I know that you know that I know that you know that - The Last Emperor 00:12 I know that you know that I know that you know that Well it's perfectly simple Johnston The Emperor needs spectacles - The Last Emperor 00:11 Well it's perfectly simple Johnston The Emperor needs... I also had a tutor like Mr Johnston - The Last Emperor 00:50 I also had a tutor like Mr Johnston Who's that couple Oh Henry and Elizabeth - The Last Emperor 00:35 Who's that couple Oh Henry and Elizabeth You say California I say French Riviera - The Last Emperor 00:12 You say California I say French Riviera Oh I know everything - The Last Emperor 00:17 Oh I know everything I do not want to be your mistress any longer - The Last Emperor 00:32 I do not want to be your mistress any longer Do you not see The Japanese are using you - The Last Emperor 00:09 Do you not see The Japanese are using you I told you I hate you - The Last Emperor 00:17 I told you I hate you You must be judged - The Last Emperor 00:10 You must be judged

Cast

Pu Yi - Adult - John Lone
Wan Jung - Joan Chen
Reginald 'R. J.' Johnston - Peter O'Toole
The Governor - Ruocheng Ying
Chen Pao Shen - Victor Wong
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