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4 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 19 cm.) 1 booklet (90 pages : illustrations
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Criterion collection #422
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Originally produced in 1987
disc 1. The theatrical version (165 min.) -- Disc 2. The television version (218 min.) -- Disc 3. Supplements, part 1 -- Disc 4. Supplements, part 2
"Bernardo Bertolucci's The last emperor ... [chronicles] the life of Emperor Pu Yi, who took the throne at age three, in 1908, before witnessing decades of cultural and political upheaval within and without the walls of the Forbidden City"--Container
Disc 1 includes optional audio commentary and theatrical trailer
Disc 3's supplements include the Fernand Moszkowicz film on Bernardo Bertolucci titled The Italian traveler, Bernardo Bertolucci, and a documentary on the film's making titled The Chinese adventure of Bernardo Bertolucci
Disc 4's supplements include a BBC documentary on the making of the movie, a 1989 interview with Bertolucci, and interviews with David Byrne and the cultural historian Ian Buruma
The accompanying booklet includes a David Thomson essay and extracts from Fabien S. Gerard's production diary
Editor, Gabriella Cristiana ; photography by Vittorio Storaro ; music by Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su ; screenplay by Mark Peploe with Bernardo Bertolucci ; directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ryuichi Sakamoto
DVD, region 1 NTSC; Dolby digital surround; 2.00:1 aspect ratio, enhanced for 16:9 televisions
English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired