The Last emperor

Title

The Last emperor

Date

1988

Description

A feature on ‘The Last Emperor’, in which Jeremy Thomas, the film’s producer, describes the problems he faced as the first western film maker to produce a film about modern day China. How did he find the 19,000 extras and how did he raise the finance for such an epic film? The film swept the boards at the recent Academy Awards.

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Duration

00:18:10

Genre

Interview

Keywords

Film

Radio station

Metro Radio

Place of publication

Newcastle upon Tyne

Language

English

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Technical information

Stereo

Credits

Cast

Tim Smith

presenter/producer