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A 1973 action adventure film about two hobos' struggle to ride a train during the Great Depression. The title is a reference to a hobo joke that the world's best hobo is "Emperor of the North Pole".
Emperor of the North: Directed by Robert Aldrich. With Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Keith Carradine, Charles Tyner. In 1933, during the Depression, Shack the brutal conductor of the number 19 train has a personal vendetta against the best train hopping hobo tramp in the Northwest, A No. 1.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Robert Aldrich
- 1973-05-24
A legendary hobo, A No.1 (Lee Marvin) is renowned for his expertise in riding the rails for free, but he meets his match with Shack (Ernest Borgnine), a fierce railroad conductor who mercilessly ...
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- Robert Aldrich
- PG
- Lee Marvin
May 27, 2021 · Emperor of the North Pole is a 1973 American action adventure film directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, and Keith Carradine.
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In 1933, during the Depression, Shack the brutal conductor of the number 19 train has a personal vendetta against the best train hopping hobo tramp in the Northwest, A No. 1. During the Great Depression, the US is full of people who are now homeless.
Emperor of the North. Action. 118 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 1973. Roger Ebert. July 3, 1973. 2 min read. “Emperor of the North” begins with a straightforward premise that seems ideal for an action movie. There is a conductor, Shack, whose obsession in life is to keep hoboes from riding his train.
Emperor of the North Pole is a 1973 American film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, and Keith Carradine. It was re-released under the shorter title Emperor of the North, and is best known under the latter name.
