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

7.6/10

1,864 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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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%

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Based On

The First Half of My Life

written work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Beijing

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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

Available in 32 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV Channel	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	ARROW	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada	Criterion Channel	—	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store
AustraliaM	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Beamafilm	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Beamafilm	Apple 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

Pu Yi (Adult)

Joan Chen

Wan Jung

Peter O'Toole

Reginald Johnston (R.J.)

Ruocheng Ying

The Governor

Victor Wong Chi-Keung

Chen Pao Shen

Dennis Dun

Big Li

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Amakasu

Maggie Han

Eastern Jewel

Ric Young

Interrogator

Vivian Wu

Wen Hsiu

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Chang

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Jade Go

Ar Mo

Tags & Keywords

suicideexperimentchinaisolationbuddhismbecoming an adultwar crimessuicide attemptwar on drugsrevolutiondrug addictionopiumarranged marriageworld war iiemperor

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