'The Last Emperor' Returns to 4K UHD Special Edition from Germany's Turbine May 14th.

Bernardo Bertolucci's sumptuous biopic about the controversial Chinese leader returns to 4K UHD from Germany's Turbine. If you missed out on the beautiful Limited Edition Mediabooks, you can now pre-order a new Special Edition with standard packaging featuring the same excellent 4-Discs. 

The shame of limited editions is they often sell out - especially Mediabooks and SteelBooks. Thankfully Germany's Turbine Medien has come to the rescue after their own 4k UHD Mediabook releases sold through. Now fans can pick up Bertolucci's incredible biopic in 4K with standard packaging. I for one love Mediabooks - I think they look pretty damn cool - but I also concede they don't fit on most shelves very easily. I actually have a special section just for oversized packs and Mediabooks to maintain order in my collection. That's where Turbine offering up a new standard soft-pac edition is a welcome move. This set will offer up the Theatrical Cut in 4K UHD and 1080p Blu-ray, the Extended Edition on its own Blu-ray disc, with another disc dedicated to bonus features. To complete the package, the set will come with reversible insert art.

Read our 4K UHD Mediabook Review

The Last Emperor - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Special Edition

Special Edition 4K UHD Blu-ray Details: 

• Theatrical version (163 min.) on Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray
• Long version (219 min.) on separate Blu-ray
• Documentary about the shooting (approx. 65 min.) *
• Bernardo Bertolucci: The Italian Traveller (approx. 50 min.) *
• Interview with producer Jeremy Thomas (approx. 19 min.) *
• Postcards from China (approx. 8 min.) *
• Trailer D/UK/INT

* with optional German/English subtitles  

Technical data:
Ultra HD Blu-ray (theatrical version)
Languages:
German & English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & 2.0
Subtitles: German, German for the hearing impaired, English, English SDH
Picture format: 2.39:1 (2160p24 Ultra HD) HDR10 & Dolby Vision
Runtimes: approx. 163 min.
Blu-ray (theatrical version)
Languages:
German & English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & 2.0
Subtitles: German, German for the hearing impaired, English, English SDH
Picture format: 2.39:1 (1080p24 Full HD)
Runtime: approx. 163 min.
Blu-ray (long version)
Languages:
German: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 & 2.0
Subtitles: German, German for the hearing impaired, English, English SDH
Picture format: 2.39:1 (1080p24 Full HD)
Runtime: approx. 219 min.

Pre-orders are now live - this set is due to ship out around May 14th - 2024. Happy Collecting!