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The Last Emperor

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

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Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
7.6/10
1,864 votes
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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

13

Wins

📋

8

Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 9 wins
Won
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
Best Original Score
Best Sound
Best Director
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Best Picture
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
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Other Awards

🏆 4 wins
Won
César for Best Foreign Film
European Film Academy Special Jury
David di Donatello for Best Film
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$23.8M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$44.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$20.2M

ROI: +85%

Budget Recovery185% of budget
$0|Budget: $23.8M|Revenue: $44.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

95.9K

Daily Avg

1.6K

7-Day Trend

-25%
30 days agoToday
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Based On

The First Half of My Life

written work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In
TianjinFushun War Criminals Management CentreForbidden CityManchukuoShanghai
Time Period
20th century

Themes & Subjects

#puyi

Characters

chamberlain

Puyi

Youlan

Zaifeng, Prince Chun

Wenxiu

Yoshiko Kawashima

Zhang Jinghui

Xie Jishi

Masahiko Amakasu

Hiro Saga

Chen Baochen

Empress Wanrong

Reginald Johnston

Takashi Hishikari

Pujie

Empress Dowager Cixi

Wang Lianshou

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Vittorio Storaro

Film Editing

Gabriella Cristiani

Music / Score

Ryuichi SakamotoCong SuDavid Byrne

Costume Design

James Acheson

Production Design

Ferdinando Scarfiotti

Production Companies

Recorded Picture Company

Distributors

Columbia Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Last Emperor

CountryStreamFreeRentBuy
United States of AmericaPG-13
HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV ChannelAmazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At HomeAmazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15
ARROWApple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTubeApple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada
Criterion ChannelApple TV StoreApple TV Store
AustraliaM
Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with AdsBeamafilmApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, BeamafilmApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13
United Kingdom15
AustraliaM
Germany12
FranceTP
BrazilL
Denmark15
Spain7

+8 more countries

Production

Director

Bernardo Bertolucci

Writers

Aisin-Gioro Puyi, Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci

Production Companies

SoprofilmsTAO FilmYancoJeremy Thomas ProductionsHemdale Film Corporation

Cast

John Lone photo

John Lone

Pu Yi (Adult)

Joan Chen photo

Joan Chen

Wan Jung

Peter O'Toole photo

Peter O'Toole

Reginald Johnston (R.J.)

Ruocheng Ying photo

Ruocheng Ying

The Governor

Victor Wong Chi-Keung photo

Victor Wong Chi-Keung

Chen Pao Shen

Dennis Dun photo

Dennis Dun

Big Li

Ryuichi Sakamoto photo

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Amakasu

Maggie Han photo

Maggie Han

Eastern Jewel

Ric Young photo

Ric Young

Interrogator

Vivian Wu photo

Vivian Wu

Wen Hsiu

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa photo

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Chang

No Image

Jade Go

Ar Mo

Tags & Keywords

suicideexperimentchinaisolationbuddhismbecoming an adultwar crimessuicide attemptwar on drugsrevolutiondrug addictionopiumarranged marriageworld war iiemperor

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