The Last Emperor (1987): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• Producer Jeremy Thomas managed to raise the $25 million budget for his ambitious independent production single-handedly.
• It is directed by Bernardo Bertolucci from a screenplay he co-wrote with Mark Peploe, which was adapted from Puyi's 1964 autobiography, and independently produced by Jeremy Thomas.
• Hemdale Film Corporation acquired all North American distribution rights to the film on behalf of producer Thomas, who raised a large sum of the budget himself.
• (1929), "Auld Lang Syne" (uncredited), and "China Boy" (1922, uncredited).
• Hemdale, in turn, licensed theatrical rights to Columbia Pictures, who were initially reluctant to release it, and only after shooting was completed did the head of Columbia agree to distribute The Last Emperor in North America.
• The ancient city was used as the setting for the first 90 minutes of the film as well as the ending.
• The Last Emperor opened in 19 theatres in Italy and grossed $265,000 in its first weekend.
• Six days after its Italian opening, it opened in Germany and grossed $473,000 in its first weekend from 50 theatres and $1.1 million in its first 10 days.

Source: Wikipedia

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