Emperor of the North Pole Movie Review 1973

Violent and well-done tale of hobos riding the rails during the Depression has Marvin as A#1, a legendary hobo who can get on any train, and his protege Cigaret (Carradine), trying to catch a ride on the train of sadistic conductor Shack (Borgnine), who's been known to kill to keep the hobos away. Tense and gritty, with the usual tight direction of Aldrich, beautiful cinematography, and a gripping screenplay. Borgnine is exceptional among a very strong cast.

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Available on VHS
Running time 118 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Trains, Great Depression, Homeless

Screenplay

Christopher Knopf

Cast

Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Keith Carradine, Charles Tyner, Malcolm Atterbury, Simon Oakland, Harry Caesar, Hal Baylor, Matt Clark, Elisha Cook, Liam Dunn, Robert Foulk, Ray Guth, Sid Haig, Vic Tayback

Cinematography

Joseph Biroc

Director

Robert Aldrich

Music

Frank DeVol