Emperor of the North Pole

1973
PG
1h 58min

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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.

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En 1933, durante la Depresión, Shack, el brutal revisor del tren número 19, tiene una venganza personal contra el mejor vagabundo del Noroeste, el vagabundo número 1.En 1933, durante la Depresión, Shack, el brutal revisor del tren número 19, tiene una venganza personal contra el mejor vagabundo del Noroeste, el vagabundo número 1.En 1933, durante la Depresión, Shack, el brutal revisor del tren número 19, tiene una venganza personal contra el mejor vagabundo del Noroeste, el vagabundo número 1.

Dirección
- Robert Aldrich
Guionistas
- Christopher Knopf
- Jack London
Elenco

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CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb

7.2/10

7.3 k

TU CALIFICACIÓN

Dirección
- Robert Aldrich
Guionistas
- Christopher Knopf
- Jack London
Elenco

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Gray Cat
(as Elisha Cook)

Joe Di Reda

Dinger
(as Joe di Reda)

Liam Dunn

Smile

Diane Dye

Girl in Water

Robert Foulk

Conductor

Jim Goodwin

Fakir
(as James Goodwin)

Raymond Guth

Preacher
(as Ray Guth)

Sid Haig

Grease Tail

Karl Lukas

Pokey Stiff

Dirección
- Robert Aldrich
Guionistas
- Christopher Knopf
- Jack London
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Trivia
The title refers to a joke among hobos during the Great Depression that the world's best hobo was Emperor of the North Pole, a way of poking fun at their own desperate situation since somebody ruling over the North Pole would be ruling over a wasteland.

Errores
The switch is not thrown for the mail express train to pass by Shack's train as it just enters the junction. In those days, not having the switch thrown would have derailed the mail train.

Citas
A no. 1: [At the end of the movie, A No. 1 throws Cigaret off of the train, into a pond, and shouts to him from the train] Hey kid you got no class. Hit the bums, kid. Run like the devil. Get a tin can and take up mooching. Knock on back doors for a nickel.
A no. 1: Tell them your story. Make 'em weep. You could have been a meat-eater, kid. But you didn't listen to me when I laid it down.
A no. 1: Stay off the tracks. Forget it. Its a bum's world for a bum. You'll never be Emperor of the North Pole, kid. You had the juice, kid, but not the heart and they go together. You're all gas and no feel, and nobody can teach you that, not even A-No.1. So stay off the train, she'll throw you under for sure. Remember me for that. So long, kid.

Versiones alternativas
Originally premiered as "Emperor of the North Pole": the film was pulled from release because people thought the film was about the Arctic. It was re-released as "Emperor of the North" and given two different advertising campaigns: one with a poster playing up the comedy, another with a poster playing up the violence (The poster said "If you can ride Shack's train and live, you're...Emperor of the North!"). Neither new campaign clicked with audiences. The song "A Man and a Train" is sung in "Emperor of the North" by Marty Robbins. The poster for the original release says it is sung by Bill Medley. It is unknown what other changes, if any, were made between the two releases.

Conexiones
Featured in Means of Survival: Christopher Knopf on Robert Aldrich's 'Emperor of the North' and Writing in Hollywood (2017)

Bandas sonoras
A Man and a Train
Lyrics by Hal David
Music by Frank De Vol
Sung by Marty Robbins

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Best 'Bo movie ssince Beggars Of Life

When I first saw this movie, it was released as "Emperor of the North", although some of the early promos added "Pole' to the title. Since the top hobo of the old days was "Emperor of the North Pole", I assumed the studio wasn't sure if the average viewer would get the title. The literary character of A-number One, is based on a legendary hobo from the turn of the century, who was possibly real, as his graffiti 'A-1', or A-No-1, appeared regularly on water towers and bridges along the rails all over the USA. This film really gets the feel of a depression-era USA, and the conflict between Marvin and Borgnine is visceral and cunning, and the scene with the near-miss of the oncoming train has great tension. Carridine is great as a blowhard punk who might grow up to be something. This flick has an almost religious overtone of good versus evil. It also has a good feel for railroading, kinda like ""The Train"