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.
Genre: Drama, History
Starring: John Lone, Peter O'Toole, Joan Chen, Vivian Wu, Dennis Dun
Directed & Produced by: Vittorio Storaro, Ferdinando Scarfiotti, John Daly, Jeremy Thomas, David Byrne
Release date: 10/21/1987
Running time: 219 minutes
IMDb Rating: 7.6/10 by 839 users