The Last Emperor

Movie · United States

The Last Emperor

1987156 minDrama

★ 7.6 / 10 TMDb rating · 2,013 votes

United States

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At the last check: The Last Emperor is available with a subscription to The Criterion Channel and HBO Max in United States. You can rent The Last Emperor online from Apple TV and Prime Video. You can buy The Last Emperor digitally from Prime Video and Apple TV. Paid add-on channels also offer this title: Apple TV + Cinemax, Prime Video + HBO Max, Hulu + HBO Max, and The Roku Channel + HBO Max. They are not automatically included in a base subscription.

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What is The Last Emperor about?

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.

Cast

John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Maggie Han

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