Le Dernier Empereur

Forbidden City, winter, a child's footsteps echo. A tiny emperor's throne, a sea of faces bowing. Bertolucci brings imperial decay to life.

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Bernardo Bertolucci directed Le Dernier Empereur in 1987. See Bernardo Bertolucci's full filmography, where to start with Bernardo Bertolucci, or where to go after you've seen everything by Bernardo Bertolucci.

Le Dernier Empereur was released in 1987 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 163 minutes.