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The Last Emperor

1988·2h 43m·PG-13
DramaBiographyHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 7.7/10
119,875 votes
Metascore
76
Metacritic

Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatization of China's eleventh and final monarch of the Qing dynasty: Emperor Puyi.

The Last Emperor is a 1988 drama biography movie directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, starring Ruocheng Ying, Peter O'Toole, Joan Chen. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.7/10 from 119,875 votes and runs 2h 43m.

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Director
Bernardo Bertolucci
Stars
Ruocheng Ying
Peter O'Toole
Joan Chen
John Lone
Details
1988-04-15
163 min
Movie
PG-13
★ China, France, Italy, United Kingdom
★ English, French, Japanese, Mandarin
Keywords
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