Emperor of the North (1973)

Cast

Keith Carradine
as Cigaret
Lance Henriksen
as Railroad worker
Ernest Borgnine
as Shack
Lee Marvin
as A No. 1

Get more information about Emperor of the North (1973) on IMDb

Genres & Description

Action Adventure Drama Thriller

7.4 / 10

It is during the great depression in the US, and the land is full of people who are now homeless. Those people, commonly called "hobos", are truly hated by Shack (Borgnine), a sadistical railway conductor who swore that no hobo will ride his train for free. Well, no-one but "A" Number One (Lee Marvin), who is ready to put his life at stake to become a local legend - as the first person who survived the trip on Shack's notorious train.

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feral kid

Best part was, it became sporadically evident in the end, both bitter enemies grudgingly garnered a respect for one another too deep to kill him. - @Thursday, September 6, 2018 2:32 PM

feral kid

Unlike today's, the movies back then were typically way better than the trailers. - @Thursday, September 6, 2018 2:17 PM

nobody, the

The scenes in the trailer to "The Emperor of the North", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jn-ZS7g8xs , almost perfectly match the lyrics to this video. Kinda like "Dark Side of the Moon" to "The Wizard of Oz". Put the trailer on another tab and mute the sound . Have sound on this song and start both at the same time and watch the trailer, you can thank me later just remember who found it!. Amazing to me, anyway, check it out!. - @Tuesday, September 4, 2018 12:52 AM

Dave Carves Wood

Its the feel good movie of the 70's - @Wednesday, July 11, 2018 9:52 PM

ariel gandara

Very good movie , it was on television ,here in Argentina, a greeting,from Buenos Aires. - @Wednesday, February 28, 2018 2:47 PM

Louis Ramos

JUST CAME OUT TODAY ON THE CABLE !LOVED IT STILL SO SAD !AT. A LOCAL MARKET !A FEW YEARS AGO THEY HAD A PILE. OF THIS MOVIE. IN A BIN I WANTED TO GET IT BUT WAS BUSY NOW IM SORRY !😢 - @Sunday, February 25, 2018 7:02 AM

Lynne Musicalgenius

SHACK................................................((((((((((((((((((((((( ERNEST BORGNINE )))))))))))))))))))))))))) - @Tuesday, December 12, 2017 8:13 PM

casca1964

I saw this at the theater when it was released. The fight scenes on the train are awesome. - @Sunday, May 14, 2017 11:18 PM

Paul Schmick

Good movie. Bronson would have been great in this too. - @Saturday, May 6, 2017 12:52 AM

Nobody Home

" SOUNDS LIKE A GHOST STORY TO ME . " - @Wednesday, January 11, 2017 12:23 AM

Riggs64

This is one of my favorite movies, also I just realized that Ernest Borgnine was also in another good old movie called Convoy. - @Wednesday, March 2, 2016 12:04 AM

olvinyldude

Great movie.. Remember watching at the Drive-in, when it came out.. * A # 1 to Portland !!! ( I am a train person, also ...I just put up a fun "Train" story called Trains, by Reginald Gardner you may enjoy ! - @Thursday, February 18, 2016 3:34 PM

16nowhereman

Awesome movie! - @Monday, October 5, 2015 3:03 AM

Glenn Feldt

Love this movie! - @Thursday, March 26, 2015 9:49 PM

Irrelevant402

I want to see this. - @Monday, February 16, 2015 6:18 AM

LeroyRifkin

one of those movies that doesn't age well - fucking shit movie - @Tuesday, April 8, 2014 8:34 AM

tommy thegunn

was this supposed to be based on Hank Snow? - @Saturday, November 30, 2013 2:13 PM

William Lee

Have seen the movie a number of times. One of my favorites. - @Thursday, October 31, 2013 7:14 PM

William Lee

Wow! - @Thursday, October 31, 2013 7:12 PM

Carl's Trains & Stuff

Agreed. Also there is a goof in the narration, which says the fight occurred in 1931, but the text prologue in the movie clearly states it was 1933. - @Wednesday, September 18, 2013 1:42 AM

funktimusrhyme

You got one eye to go with that one question? - @Friday, August 9, 2013 1:08 AM

Vampires Crypt

Yes I completely agree, Hard Times is on par with Emperor of The North Pole as they both deal with the same era and have similar strong leading characters and antagonists. - @Saturday, June 1, 2013 10:13 PM

Vampires Crypt

This is such a great piece of american cinema, I love this movie I also recommend Hard Times with Charles Bronson its about street fighting during the great depression in the US. - @Saturday, June 1, 2013 10:12 PM

Fersomling

Two great actors, two legends. RiP, boys. - @Tuesday, January 15, 2013 1:20 PM

Joe Smith

Good Depression era period piece. Reminds me of Hard Times with Bronson and Coburn. - @Sunday, September 23, 2012 12:48 PM

ffjsb

I saw this in the theatres as a kid. My mom dropped me and my brother off to see the movie, she assumed it had something to do with Santa because it had "North Pole" in the title! lol. We loved the movie but she was shocked when we told her what it was about!! I was probably in 4th or 5th grade at the time, probably the first time I'd ever seen a topless woman on film. That was before the ratings I think. - @Sunday, September 23, 2012 12:38 AM

Johny

Ernest je legenda. Najbolji film mu je "Feniksov let" iz 1965 sa Dzejmsom Stjuartom u glavnoj ulozi - @Wednesday, July 11, 2012 9:45 PM

micmac09

In french we say Ernest Borgnine avait une tronche formidable' et c'était aussi un acteur formidable. - @Monday, July 9, 2012 6:21 PM

Vernon Puckett

A good move I like to have the DVD - @Monday, July 9, 2012 6:19 PM

Professor Firefly

Seen this in the theater when it came out....... - @Monday, July 9, 2012 3:51 AM

Ariel Castiglione

Top 10 best movies ever, and also is the best movie from the USA - @Sunday, May 6, 2012 12:44 AM

wildtrain

I have several "favorite" movies and this is one of them!! - @Monday, April 16, 2012 2:28 AM

Tommy TwoGun

@haseihuse You do bring up a good point, but if it was done right, I could see this being a good movie to remake. If it wasn't remade using realistic scenes/scenery, then yes, it would be butchered and I wouldn't want to see a classic done that way. On location filming would be key. I would hate to see anything in this movie computer generated. It would be disrespectful. - @Sunday, March 11, 2012 2:46 PM

haseihuse

@TommyboyGTP Lol "remade using a well picked cast" You mean: "Butchered using a modern cast". You think any modern day film can become a blockbuster without being cheap, fake, and transparent? Gone are the days of 3-d characters and realistic scenes/scenery and actors (i.e. looking perfect/without a blemish all the goddam time, without a hair out of place). - @Sunday, March 11, 2012 6:49 AM

Tommy TwoGun

Great movie. I believe if it was remade using a well picked cast, it could be a blockbuster hit. - @Saturday, March 3, 2012 8:55 PM

Underground Raiload TV show in Chicago

I loved this movie - @Wednesday, January 11, 2012 4:57 AM