The Last Emperor

1987 · 163 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 115,145 VOTES · DIR. Bernardo Bertolucci

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Overview

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.

DramaHistory1980s

Dialogue Timeline — 1,179 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:56 The war criminals will proceed in orderly fashion to the main waiting room and await instructions.
00:20:12 Can't let anybody in!
00:32:07 He is so small!
00:42:31 I told you to start reading.
00:49:59 You are all liars!
01:00:57 My friend, it is not easy to forgive a foreign devil who knows Confucius better than they do.
01:06:57 I do not know why. It has always been like that.
01:12:34 -If it is official practice, -Always, sir, always, sir.
01:24:18 Now, please, could you show me the way out of here?
01:30:27 A wedding might be a more practical way to escape.
01:41:52 Write it!
01:50:32 I am excited. I do not want to escape anymore.
02:01:15 You always wanted to leave the Forbidden City.
02:08:19 Am I blue. Am I blue.
02:14:23 Wan Jung is your wife, Elizabeth.
02:21:29 The Imperial tombs of our Manchurian ancestors have been attacked and robbed
02:27:01 All aboard!
02:31:58 There was no kidnapping!
02:43:39 I'm going alone. You are staying here.
02:54:12 The Emperor has been asked to sign the following.
03:02:18 The way to do it is to urinate against the side of the bucket, not into the middle!
03:08:13 The baby was born dead, Your Majesty.
03:20:48 Why can you not leave me alone?
03:34:32 The last Emperor to be crowned here was Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi.

Cast & Characters

John Lone Pu Yi (Adult) Joan Chen Wan Jung Peter O'Toole Reginald Johnston (R.J.) Ruocheng Ying The Governor Victor Wong Chen Pao Shen Dennis Dun Big Li Ryuichi Sakamoto Amakasu Maggie Han Eastern Jewel Ric Young Interrogator Vivian Wu Wen Hsiu

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,179
Dialogue density7.2 lines / min
First line00:02:56
Final line03:34:32

Production Record

DirectorBernardo Bertolucci
LanguageEnglish
Budget$23,800,000
Revenue$44,000,000
IMDb votes115,145