The last emperor
(DVD) 

Originally produced as an international motion picture in 1987.

Special features: Audio commentary featuring director Bernardo Bertolucci, producer Jeremy Thomas, screenwriter Mark Peploe, and composer-actor Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Booklet includes: an essay "The Last Emperor, or the Manchurian Candidate" by David Thomson.

Educational and home use only.

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.

A dramatic history of Aisin-Gioro "Henry" Pu Yi, who at the age of three became the last of the Emperors of China. Chronicles his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, as the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; and his exploitation by the invading Japanese as the ruler of Manchukuo from 1932 to 1945. He returned to public life in 1959, just another peasant worker in the People's Republic, and died as a gardener at the Botanical Gardens of Peking

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.

Home use only.

Copy protected.

In English, Chinese, and Japanese, with English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)

Winner, Academy Awards USA, 1988: Best Picture (Jeremy Thomas) ; Best Director (Bernardo Bertolucci) ; Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci) ; Best Cinematography (Vittorio Storaro) ; Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Ferdinando Scarfiotti, Bruno Cesari, Osvaldo Desideri) ; Best Costume Design (James Acheson) ; Best Sound (Bill Rowe, Ivan Sharrock) ; Best Film Editing (Gabriella Cristiani) ; Best Music, Original Score (Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su).

Winner, Golden Globes, USA, 1988: Best Director - Motion Picture (Bernardo Bertolucci) ; Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci, Enzo Ungari) ; Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Connie Su) ; Best Motion Picture - Drama.

1988 David di Donatello Awards for Best Production Design, Costume Design, Cinematography, Editing, Screenplay, Producer, Director, Film, and Best Supporting Actor (Migliore Attore non Protagonista): Peter O'Toole (Italy).