The Last Emperor (1987)

This Day in Film History !!!!

This film was the Best Picture Winner at the 60th Oscars on this day back in 1988.  

Wikipedia.org Article for the 60th Academy Awards:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/60th_Academy_Awards

You simply could not escape hearing about how great this movie was back in the late 80s.

The Last Emperor (1987)

This is a film about Henry Pu Yi, the Last Emperor of China.  What is great about most historical films is they always tackle certain "lost" parts about history.  The bridge in a remote part of Burma in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), the tiny sailboat used by the American Army in the film The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960) and this one too.  Not many of us think that even a huge Empire like China would have a last emperor.  Even the idea seems interesting. - Phil

Run Time:  163 mins
Genre:  Historical, Biopic, War, Drama
Format:  Widescreen Format, Color
Director:  Bernardo Bertolucci
Starring:  John Lone, Joan Chen, Ruocheng Ying, Victor Wong, Vivian Wu and Peter O'Toole

Wikipedia.org Article for the real Henry Pu Yi:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puyi

The Last Emperor in Color through pictures on YouTube:


IMDB.com Entry for the Film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093389/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Wikipedia.org Article for the Film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Emperor

Wikipedia.org Article for John Lone:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lone

Wikipedia.org Article for Joan Chen:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Chen

Wikipedia.org Article for Ruocheng Ying:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ying_Ruocheng

Wikipedia.org Article for Victor Wong:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Wong_(actor_born_1927)

Find the link to Peter O'Toole's Wikipedia.org Article from our Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Post:
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/04/lawrence-of-arabia-1962.html

Wikipedia.org Article for Director Bernardo Bertolucci:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernardo_Bertolucci

Trailer for the Film on YouTube:



The Last Emperor and Bernardo Bertolucci Win Best Picture and Directing: 1988 Oscars on YouTube:



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http://gowatchit.com/movies/the-last-emperor-12613

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http://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-last-emperor/126247/

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