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The Last Emperor (1987) is streaming on Apple TV+.
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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.
Pu Yi transitions from a captive deity in the Forbidden City to a common citizen navigating the violent tides of twentieth-century China. This sweeping visual epic captures the heartbreaking isolation of a man who outlived his own divinity.
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Bernardo Bertolucci
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John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Maggie Han, Ric Young, Vivian Wu
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You can stream The Last Emperor (1987) on Apple TV+ with a subscription.
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7.6/10
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86%
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Director
Bernardo Bertolucci
Cast
John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Maggie Han, Ric Young, Vivian Wu
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