The Last Emperor (Original title)Pu-Yi (Alternative title)L' ultimo imperatore (Alternative title)
Dates: 1987 (Copyright), 26 February 1988 (Release)Countries: People's Republic of China, Italy, United Kingdom, FranceDirector: Bernardo Bertolucci
Synopsis: The story of Pu Yi, the last Chinese Emperor, from his childhood when he ascended the throne at the age of three until his death in 1967.
Genres: Biopic, Historical drama
Subject: China
Releases
Date: 1987Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 163 mins Length: 14648 FeetSubtitles: English
Dates: 1987 (Copyright), 26 February 1988 (Release)Countries: People's Republic of China, Italy, United Kingdom, FranceDirector: Bernardo Bertolucci
Synopsis: The story of Pu Yi, the last Chinese Emperor, from his childhood when he ascended the throne at the age of three until his death in 1967.
Genres: Biopic, Historical drama
Subject: China
Releases
Date: 1987Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 163 mins Length: 14648 FeetSubtitles: English
Credits
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©: Helmsdale Film Corporation, Production Company: Yanco Films, Production Company: TAO Film, Production Company: Recorded Picture Company, Production Company: Screenframe, Production Company: AAA, Production Company: Soprofilms, Producer: Jeremy Thomas, Associate Producer: Francesco Giovale, Associate Producer (GB): Joyce Herlihy, Production Manager: Attilio Viti, Production Manager: Lamberto Palmieri, Production Manager: Pietro Sassaroli, Production Manager: Alberto Passone, Production Manager: Stefano Bolzoni, Associate Production Manager: Yang Kebing, Associate Production Manager: Zhang Yuming, Wang Liansheng, Production Supervisor: Mario Cotone, Production Co-ordinator: Manuela Pineskj Berger, Post-production Supervisor: Michael Saxton, Production Consultant: Shirley Sun, Production Assistant: Verena Baldeo, Production Assistant: Massimo Jacobis, Historical Researcher: Cloe Peploe, Documentary Film Research: Mary Lance, Assistant Director: Gabriele Polverosi, Assistant Director: Serena Canevari, Assistant Director: Nicoletta Peyran, Assistant Director: Franco Angeli, Assistant Director: Giulio Levi, Assistant Director: Ning Ying, Assistant Director: Basil Pao, Assistant Director: Fabien Gerard, Assistant Director (China): Li Hongsheng, Assistant Director (China): Lou Hangmin, Wang Biao, Casting Supervisor: Joanna Merlin, Hong Kong Casting: Patricia Pao, China Casting: Ulrike Koch, ADR Casting: Brendan Donnison, Screenplay: Mark Peploe, Screenplay: Bernardo Bertolucci, Script Collaborator: Enzo Ungari, Director of Photography: Vittorio Storaro, Colour Supervisor: Carlo La Bella, A Camera Operator: Enrico Umetelli, B Camera Operator: Mauro Marchetti, Steadicam Operator: Nicola Pecorini, Video: Marco Carosi, Special Effects: Gino De Rossi, Special Effects: Fabrizio Martinelli, Special Effects (China): Yang Jingguo, Editor: Gabriella Cristiani, [Editor, 70mm German Version]: Anthony Sloman, Production Designer: Ferdinando Scarfiotti, Art Director: Gianni Giovagnoni, Art Director: Gianni Silvestri, Art Director: Maria Teresa Barbasso, Art Director (China): Wang Jixian, [Pre-production Design Work]: Ken Adam, Special Set Paintings: Sante Barelli, Set Decorator (China): Wang Chunpu, Set Dresser: Bruno Cesari, Set Dresser: Osvaldo Desideri, Set Dresser: Dario Micheli, Draughtswoman: Cynthia Sleiter, Sculptor: Calliono Donati, Costume Designer: James Acheson, Military Costume Designer: Ugo Pericoli, Costumes (China): Gong Zhangjing, Sun Huanxiang, Wardrobe Co-ordinator: Franco Antonelli, Makeup Artist: Fabrizio Sforza, Makeup (China): Feng Guixiang, Zhang Wanziang, Main Title Design: Maurice Binder, Title Opticals: General Screen Enterprises, Music: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Music: David Byrne, Music: Cong Su, Music Director: Gavyn Wright, Additional Arrangements (Tokyo): Koji Ueno, Additional Arrangements (Tokyo): Yuji Nomi, Lau Hong Quan, Music Supervisor: Ray Williams, Music Associate (London): Hans Zimmer, Music Associate (Tokyo): Aki Ikuta, Music Producer: Hans Zimmer, Aki Ikuta, Music Recording (Audio FX): Mike Jarratt, Music Recording (Audio FX): Haydn Bendall, Ian Sylvester, Music Recording for David Byrne: Clive Martin, Music Recording (Tokyo): Shigeru Takise, Michio Nakagoshi, Sound Recording: Ivan Sharrock, Sound Recording: Bill Rowe, Sound Re-recording: Elstree Studios, Supervising Sound Editor: Les Wiggins, Sound Editor: Les Wiggins, Dialogue Editor: Mike Hopkins, Dialogue Editor: Alan Bell, Foley Editor: Terry Busby, Adviser: Aisin Gioro Pu Jie, Adviser: Li Wenda, Adviser: Guoburou Run Qi, Adviser: Aisin Gioro Yu Zhan, Aisin Gioro Wen Xin, Dialogue Coach: Cicely Berry, Dialogue Coach: Constantine Gregory, Armourer: Sergio Forcina, Armourer: Memo Mancino
Cast
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John Lone (Pu Yi), Joan Chen (Wan Jung), Peter O'Toole (Reginald Johnston, 'R.J.'), Ying Ruocheng (Jin Yuan), Victor Wong Chi-keung (Chen Pao Shen), Dennis Dun (Big Li), Ryuichi Sakamoto (Amakasu), Maggie Han (Eastern Jewel), Ric Young (interrogator), Wu Jun Mei (Wen Hsiu), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Chang), Jade Go (Ar Mo), Fumihiko Ikeda (Yoshioka), Richard Vuu (Pu Yi, age 3), Tijger Tsou (Pu Yi, age 8), Wu Tao (Pu Yi, aged 15), Fan Guang (Pu Chieh, adult), Henry Kyi (Pu Chieh, age 7), Alvin Rily Iii (Pu Chieh, age 14), Lisa Lu (Empress Dowager Tzu Hsui), Hideo Takamatsu (General Ishikari), Hajime Tachibana (Japanese translator), Basil Pao (Price Chun), Jian Xireng (Lord Chamberlain), Chen Kaige (Captain of Imperial Guard), Zhang Liangbin (Big Foot), Huang Wenjie (hunchback), Laing Dong (Lady Aisin-Gioro), Don Zhendong (old doctor), Dong Jiechen (doctor), Constantine Gregory (oculist), Soong Huaikuei (Lung Yu), Shao Ruzhen (1st High Consort), Li Yu (2nd High Consort), Li Guangli (3rd High Consort), Xu Chungqing (Grey Eyes), Zhang Tianmin (old tutor), Luo Hongnian (sleeping old tutor), Yang Baozong (General Yuan Shikai), Cain Honxian (Scarface), Yu Shihong (Hsiao Hsiu), Wu Yun (Wen Hsiu, age 12), Lucia Hwong (lady of the book), Cui Jingpin (lady of the pen), Wu Hai (republican officer), Gu Junguo (Tang), Xu Tongrui (captain of Feng's army), Li Fusheng (minister of trade), Chen Shu (Chang Ching Hui), Cheng Shuyan (Lady Hiro Saga), Luo Shignag (Chang Ching Hui's secretary), Zhang Daxing (tough warder), Zu Ruigang (2nd warder), Zhang Jungxiang (party boss), Akira Ikuta (Japanese doctor), Ma Guang, Cui Xinmin (Japanese bodyguard), Li Zhenduo (dignitary), Yang Hongchang (scribe), Wang Biao (prisoner), Michael Vermaaten (American), Matthew Spender (1st Englishman), Martin Reynolds (2nd Englishman)