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The last emperor
1987

DVD

An epic that details the life of Pu Yi, crowned at the age of three as the last emperor of China before the Communist reign. Follow him from his childhood to manhood to fugitive to puppet ruler to party proletariat. Includes commentary and booklet.

Item Details

ISBN: 9781604651065

Description:

  • 1 videodisc (approximately 165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • polychrome
  • digital
  • optical
  • stereo
  • Dolby
  • NTSC
  • video file
  • DVD video
  • region 1

Target Audience Note:

  • CHVR: Not rated.
  • OFRB rating: AA.

Other Title:

  • Title on container: Bernardo Bertolucci's The last emperor [DVD]
  • Last emperor (Motion picture)

Notes:

  • Special features: Commentary [optional audio feature]; Trailer (3 min.); booklet features the essay "The Last Emperor: or the Manchurian Candidate" by David Thomson.
  • Originally produced as an international motion picture in 1987.
  • Photography by Vittorio Storaro ; editor, Gabriella Cristiani ; music by Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su; production designer, Ferdinando Scarfiotti ; costume designer, James Acheson.
  • John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ying Ruocheng, Victor Wong, Dennis Dun, Wu Jun Mei, Maggie Han, Ric Young, Jade Go, Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa, Ryuichi Sakamoto.
  • DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby digital surround sound; widescreen presentation, director approved aspect ratio 2.00:1, enhanced for 16:9 televisions; restored, high-definition digital transfer.
  • In English, Chinese, and Japanese, with optional subtitles in English.

Publisher or Distributor Number:

  • CC1783D
  • CC1783D

Control Number: 908257

UPC: 715515034425

Publisher: [Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection, 2008.
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