AFM Flashback: ‘The Last Emperor’ Ruled as a Prestige Groundbreaker. Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1987 epic starring John Lone, Joan Chen and Peter O’Toole won nine Oscars, including best picture ...

Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Last Emperor" reaches DVD in the version the Academy recognized, as opposed to the longer, misleadingly labeled 218-minute "director's cut" Bertolucci calls "not much ...

After coming to the U.S. as a college student, Chen quickly found work in films like 1987’s The Last Emperor, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and David Lynch’s groundbreaking ...

Discover showtimes, read reviews, watch trailers, find streaming options, and see where to watch The Last Emperor (1988). Explore cast details and learn more on Moviefone.

Joan Chen was just 15 when she became the biggest movie star in her home country and hailed “the Elizabeth Taylor of China. ... 'The Last Emperor' (1987) Courtesy Everett Collection.

Photographer Basil Pao was allowed unfettered access during the filming of The Last Emperor. Here is a selection of photos from his new book about the making of the epic movie.