THE LAST EMPEROR

John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O’Toole

Columbia Pictures; Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

Rated PG-13; 163 minutes; 1987

Peking, 1908: A three-year-old boy is removed from his home and his mother and is carried through the night to the Forbidden City, the heart of China. His name is Pu Yi and his abduction will alter China's history forever. Despite its cast of thousands, its palatial and exotic locations, and its sumptuous designs, the film remains an intimate portrait of an extraordinary and unique man and his journey of self-discovery.

AWARDS

Winner Of Nine Academy Awards® Including Best Picture and Best Director

Reviews

"The most enthralling movie epic in ages."

- Peter Travers, PEOPLE MAGAZINE

"Mesmerizing . . . Bertolucci creates images other people just dream about; he may be the last emperor of the epic cinema."

- David Ansen, NEWSWEEK

"An epic in vision and imagery. He is the movie epic’s last emperor."

- Richard Schickel, TIME MAGAZINE