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The Last Emperor

Movie (1987)

The Last Emperor is a monumental film about the life of the last emperor of the Chinese Qing dynasty. Director Bertolucci illustrates the life of Pu-Yi who was crowned emperor at the age of two only to lose it at the age of five. The film won a total of nine Oscars in 1987.

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Released:	Oct 29th, 1987
Budget:	$25,000,000.00
Revenue:	N/A

The Last Emperor Main Cast

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John Lone
plays Pu Yi - Adult

Joan Chen
plays Wan Jung

Peter O'Toole
plays Reginald 'R. J.' Johnston

Ruocheng Ying
plays The Governor

Victor Wong
plays Chen Pao Shen

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Movie Goof (incorrectly regarded as a mistake): The tour guide at the end of the film says that Pu Yi was 3 years old at his coronation. Pu Yi was born Feb. 7, 1906 and invested Nov. 14, 1908, aged 2 years 10 months. However, the guide was likely using the Chinese age system, in which a person is automatically aged "1" when born.
Hairdresser Giancarlo De Leonardis imported 2,200 pounds of human hair to make the elaborate wigs needed for the court. For the coronation scenes, his staff spent ten days training fifty Chinese to pin wigs and plaits onto two thousand extras in under two hours.
Bernardo Bertolucci talked at length with Sean Connery, regarding the role of Reginald Johnston. Connery ended up convincing the director not to cast him.
The 250-acre Forbidden City, built in the early 15th century with high walls up to 50 feet thick, provided an excellent soundproof filming environment - although the Chinese crews were unused to making films with live sound recording.

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