The Emperor's Club Movie Review 2002

"A man's character is his fate." This statement is eminently displayed through events both past and present of a prep school teacher (Klein) and one of his more challenging students (Hirsch). Ethics are questioned, schools of thought examined and hearts changed in this "Dead Poet Society" type drama. Hoffman's development of Ethan Canin's book "The Palace Thief" is unfortunately accomplished through manipulation and fake sincerity.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 109 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Dedicated Teachers, Prep School, Adapted from a Story, Flashback, Period Piece: 1970s

Screenplay

Neil Tolkin

Cast

Kevin Kline, Emile Hirsch, Embeth Davidtz, Rob Morrow, Paul Franklin Dano, Edward Herrmann, Harris Yulin, Roger Rees, Jesse Eisenberg, Rishi Mehta, Joel Gretsch, Steven Culp, Patrick Dempsey, Rahul Khanna

Cinematography

Lajos Koltai

Director

Michael Hoffman

Music

James Newton Howard

Other

William Sarokin, Harvey Rosenstock, Dennis Bradford, Cynthia Flynt, Patrizia Von Brandenstein

Producer

Andrew Karsch, Marc Abraham, Beacon Pictures, Longfellow Pictures, LivePlanet, Universal Pictures