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Last Emperor (The) (1987)
He was the Lord of Ten Thousand Years, the absolute monarch of China. He was born to rule a world of ancient tradition. Nothing prepared him for our world of change.Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
OVERALL: Draw-
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Subtitles:Hindi
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Aspect Ratio:2.30:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes in a slipcase.
Case incorrectly states the soundtrack as 2.1.
Case incorrectly states inclusion of English subtitles.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film (Theatrical version)
Audio commentary by director Bernardo Bertolucci, producer Jeremy Thomas, screenwriter Mark Peploe and composer/actor Ryuichi Sakamoto
Theatrical Trailer (2:36)
DISC TWO
* The Film (TV version)
DISC THREE
"The Italian Traveler: Bernardo Bertolucci" documentary (53:00)
"Bernardo Bertolucci's Chinese Adventure" documentary (50:51)
"Making The Last Emperor" documentary (45:02)
"Postcards from China" featurette (with optional audio commentary by director Bernardo Bertolucci) (7:59)
DISC FOUR
"The Southbank Show" documentary (65:57)
Interview with composer David Byrne (25:03)
"Beyond the Forbidden City" interview with historian Ian Buruma (45:02)
"The Late Show: Face to Face" interview with director Bernardo Bertolucci (30:33) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:2.00:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Comes in a 4-disc digi-pack in a cardboard slipcover, with a 96-page booklet containing liner notes.
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Extras:Cast and crew biographies
Production notes
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.29:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Package states ratio as being 2.35:1 when in fact it is 2.29:1.
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Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:French title: "Le Dernier Empereur".
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film (Theatrical version)
DISC TWO
"The Italian Traveler: Bernardo Bertolucci" documentary (51:03)
Interview with composer Ryuichi Sakamoto (15:26)
Interview with writer, author and director of "Balzac and the little Chinese seamstress" Dai Sijie (7:00)
"In the Heart of Pekin" documentary:
- "Discover Peking" (25:15)
- "Chinese Intermission" (11:13)
- "The Forbidden City" (2:13)
Filmographies for:
- Bernardo Bertolucci (Director)
- Peter O'Toole (Actor)
- John Lone (Actor)
Theatrical trailer (2:29)
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Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:French title: "Le Dernier Empereur".
Comes in a cardboard slipcase.
The interview with composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and the theatrical trailer are in English with optional English subtitles.
All the other extras are in French without any subtitles.
Cover incorrectly states the running time of "The Italian Traveler: Bernardo Bertolucci" documentary as 45min. -
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Amazon France
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Extras:Bonus Trailers
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:SIDE A
* The Film (Theatrical Version)
SIDE B
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
German Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film (Theatrical Version)
DISC TWO
* The Film (TV Version)
German Trailer (2:15)
DISC THREE
"The Southbank Show" documentary (65:57)
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Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Theatrical Version:
English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
German Dolby Digital 5.1
TV Version:
English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The Theatrical Version is anamorphic.
The TV Version is non-anamorphic. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film (Theatrical version)
Theatrical trailers
DISC TWO
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Subtitles:Dutch
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Theatrical version:
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
TV version:
English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a booklet.
The theatrical version is anamorphic.
The TV version is non-anamorphic. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film (Theatrical version)
DISC TWO
"Bertolucci and Pu-Yi: two figures to compare" documentary
Interviews with the writer and the producer
Theatrical trailer
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Subtitles:Italian
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Italian Dolby Digital 5.1 -
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Notes:Italian title: "L'ultimo Imperatore".
The documentary is in English with Italian subtitles.
The interviews are in Italian without any subtitles. -
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Extras:4 Cast biographies
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish and Swedish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Coded R1/R2.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film (Theatrical Version)
Audio commentary by director Bernardo Bertolucci, producer Jeremy Thomas, and composer/actor Ryuichi Sakamoto
"The Southbank Show" documentary (62:58)
"Postcards from China" featurette (with optional audio commentary by director Bernardo Bertolucci) (7:30)
Cast and Crew (text 2 pages)
Biographies/filmographies (text)
- John Lone (3 pages)
- Joan Chen (3 pages)
- Peter O'Toole (6 pages)
- Bernardo Bertolucci (3 pages)
Theatrical Trailer (2:28)
DISC TWO
* The Film (TV Version) -
Subtitles:Spanish (Castilian) (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:Multi Aspect Ratio
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Picture Format:
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish (Castilian) Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Catalan Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The TV version is labeled as the "Director's Cut".
The theatrical version is in the 2.02:1 aspect ratio.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film (Theatrical version)
Audio commentary by director Bernardo Bertolucci, producer Jeremy Thomas, screenwriter Mark Peploe and composer/actor Ryuichi Sakamoto
"The Southbank Show" documentary (62:58)
"Postcards from China" featurette (with optional audio commentary by director Bernardo Bertolucci) (7:40)
Theatrical trailer
DISC TWO
* The Film (TV version) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes in a cardboard slipcase.
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Extras:Filmographies
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film (Theatrical Version)
DISC TWO
* The Film (TV Version)
DISC THREE
"Making of The Last Emperor" documentary (44:29)
"Bernardo Bertolucci's Chinese Adventures" documentary (50:49)
"Location in Beijing" documentary (65:58)
"The Late Show: Face to Face"interview with director Bernardo Bertolucci (30:33) -
Subtitles:English, Korean (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 surround
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Case type:Special Case
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Extras:Theatrical trailer (2:30)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film (Theatrical Version)
Audio commentary with director Bernardo Bertolucci, producer Jeremy Thomas, screenwriter Mark Peploe, and composer-actor Ryuichi Sakamoto
"The Making of The Last Emperor" documentary (52:58)
"Postcard from China" featurette (with optional commentary by Bernardo Bertolucci) (7:40)
Theatrical Trailer (2:29)
DISC TWO
* The Film (TV Version) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The case mistakenly states English subtitles.
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OVERALL: Draw
- R1 Criterion Collection offers the two versions of the film with the most extras, but note the picture has been reframed at 2.00:1 by cinematographer Vittorio Storaro.
- R2 UK Optimum includes both cuts of the film at 2.35:1 and good extras.
- R2 SE Italy/R2 France offer only the theatrical cut of the film at 2.35:1, but with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound and with exclusive extras, some of which aren't English friendly.
General note: The longer version of the film has long been known as the 'Director's cut'. But it has been made clear now by Bertolucci and DP Vittorio Storaro that the actual Director's Cut is the theatrical cut. The longer version was meant only to be aired as a four-part television mini-series by the Italian television network that funded the film.
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CUTS:
- R0 India- V.R. Entertainers Home Video - No cuts - longer TV version.
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - includes both the original theatrical version (162:50 NTSC) and the longer TV version (218:24 NTSC).
- R1 Director's Cut America- Artisan Entertainment - No cuts - longer TV version (218:17 NTSC).
- R2 France- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - No cuts - original theatrical version (156:10 PAL).
- R2 Collector's Edition France- Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment - No cuts - original theatrical version (156:10 PAL).
- R2 Germany- Euro Video - No cuts - Theatrical version (156:09 PAL).
- R2 Germany- Kinowelt Home Entertainment - No cuts - Theatrical version (156:10 PAL).
- R2 Premium Edition Germany- Kinowelt Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes both the original theatrical version (156:10 PAL) and the longer TV version (209:38 PAL).
- R2 Director's Cut Holland- Video Film Express - No cuts - includes both the original theatrical version (157:10 PAL) and the longer TV version (209:36 PAL).
- R2 Special Edition Italy- DNC - No cuts - original theatrical version.
- R2 Scandinavia- Future Film - No cuts - original theatrical version (156:13 PAL).
- R2 Edición 20 Anniversario - 2 Discos Spain- Cameo - No cuts - includes both the original theatrical version and the longer TV version (209:48 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Optimum Releasing - No cuts - includes both the original theatrical version (156:10 PAL) and the longer TV version (209:38 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Second Sight - No cuts - original theatrical version.
- R3 Ultimate Edition South Korea- Daewoori - No cuts - includes both the original theatrical version (162:45 NTSC) and the longer TV version (218:23 NTSC).
- R4 Australia- Magna Pacific - No cuts - original theatrical version (156:10 PAL).
- R4 Collector's Edition Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts - includes both the original theatrical version (156:00 PAL) and the longer TV version (209:38 PAL).
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Comparison added by Craig on 18/07/01
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 16/01/21UPDATE LOG:
21/01/17: Added France single, Germany x3, Korea, Australia CE.
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