Bibliograph

Bernardo Bertolucci's The last emperor, Yanco Films Limited and Tao Films ; Jeremy Thomas presents a film by Bernardo Bertolucci ; produced by Jeremy Thomas ; screenplay by Mark Peploe with Bernardo Bertolucci ; directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, Disc 1-4,, Widescreen

Type

Label

Bernardo Bertolucci's The last emperor, Yanco Films Limited and Tao Films ; Jeremy Thomas presents a film by Bernardo Bertolucci ; produced by Jeremy Thomas ; screenplay by Mark Peploe with Bernardo Bertolucci ; directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, Disc 1-4,, Widescreen

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Bernardo Bertolucci's The last emperor

Oclc number

196527067

Responsibility statement

Yanco Films Limited and Tao Films ; Jeremy Thomas presents a film by Bernardo Bertolucci ; produced by Jeremy Thomas ; screenplay by Mark Peploe with Bernardo Bertolucci ; directed by Bernardo Bertolucci

Runtime

165

Series statement

The Criterion collection, 422

Summary

Pu Yi is the last of the Emperor of China who from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City was the object of worship by half a billion people. From his abdication, to his decline and dissolute lifestyle. His life was exploitated by the invading Japanese and his term as the emperor of Japan's Manchuguo. He was eventually released back to public life in 1959 and died as gardener at the Botanical Gardens of Peking

Table Of Contents

Disc one: The theatrical version (165 min.) -- Disc two. The television version (218 min.) -- Disc three. Supplements, part 1 -- Disc four. Supplements, part 2

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Last emperor

resource.version

Widescreen

Classification