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The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor is a 1987 epic biographical drama film about the life of Puyi, the final Emperor of China. It is directed by Bernardo Bertolucci from a screenplay he co-wrote with Mark Peploe, which was adapted from Puyi's 1964 autobiography, and independently produced by Jeremy Thomas.

Plot

By 1950, the 44-year old Puyi, former Emperor of China, has been in custody for five years since his capture by the Red Army during the Soviet invasion of Manchuria. In the recently established People's Republic of China, Puyi arrives as a political prisoner and war criminal at the Fushun Prison. Soon after his arrival, Puyi attempts suicide, but is quickly rescued and told he must stand trial.

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    award Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay César Award for Best Foreign Film David di Donatello for Best Film European Film Academy Special Jury Award National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
    contentLocation Shanghai
    director Bernardo Bertolucci
    editor Gabriella Cristiani
    events Puyi
    genre drama historical
    keywords anglophile ar mo baby beijing coup chen baochen collaboration collaboration with the axis powers concentration of land ownership confine courtier cricket cult of personality cultural revolution dunce cap empire of japan empress dowager cixi eunuch exile expel forbidden city force fushun prison fushun war criminals management centre guangxu emperor japan japanese war crimes landlordism manchukuo mao zedong mao zedong\'s cult of personality mukden incident murder murdered at birth neonaticide opium addiction people\'s republic of china pioneer movement playboy playboy lifestyle political prisoner previous emperor proletarian pujie puppet state red army red guard red guards reginald johnston republic republic of china rescue sandwich board second sino-japanese war son of heaven soviet invasion of manchuria stillborn summon tianjin tientsin tour guide upbringing wang lianshou wanrong war criminal wartime atrocities committed by the japanese wenxiu western education western-style education wet nurse young boy young pioneers of china
    musicBy Ryuichi Sakamoto
    nomination Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay David di Donatello for Best Director
    producer Jeremy Thomas
    productionCompany Hemdale Film Corporation Recorded Picture Company
    publisher Columbia Pictures
    recordedAt Beijing
    theme biographical biographical drama epic war