The Last Emperor

Name: The Last Emperor
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1987-10-04
Duration: 163 min
Rating: 7.6

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

2h 43m Japanese, English, Mandarin, Chichewa; Nyanja

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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.

2h 43m Japanese, English, Mandarin, Chichewa; Nyanja

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

Screenplay Bernardo Bertolucci Screenplay Mark Peploe Author Aisin-Gioro Puyi

Budget $23,800,000

Revenue $44,000,000

Net Return +$20,200,000

Performance 1.85x budget

Covered Budget

0x 1.0x (Budget) 2.5x (Est. Break-even)

* Movies typically require ~2.5x budget in ticket sales to cover marketing and theater splits.