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Emperor of the North

Name: Emperor of the North
Director: Robert Aldrich
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Action, Thriller
Released: 1973
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Keith Carradine, Charles Tyner, Malcolm Atterbury

Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.

1973 · Directed by Robert Aldrich · 118 min · Adventure · Drama · Action · Thriller · 10 frames

Tagline

If you can ride Shack's Train and Live - You'll be...

Crew

Written by: Christopher Knopf
Cinematography: Joseph F. Biroc
Edited by: Michael Luciano
Music: Frank De Vol
Produced by: Stanley Hough

Cast

Lee Marvin as A No. 1
Ernest Borgnine as Shack
Keith Carradine as Cigaret
Charles Tyner as Cracker
Malcolm Atterbury as Hogger
Simon Oakland as Policeman
Harry Caesar as Coaly
Hal Baylor as Yardman's Helper
Matt Clark as Yardlet
Elisha Cook Jr. as Gray Cat

Production

Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studios: Inter Hemisphere, 20th Century Fox
Themes: great depression, oregon, usa, railroad, riding the rail, 1930s

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