Emperor of the North Pole (1973)

Regista:

Robert Aldrich

Sceneggiatore:

Christopher Knopf (writer)
(ancora)

Data di uscita:

23 maggio 1973 (USA)

Genere:

Drama | Action | Thriller

Slogan:

If you can ride Shack's train and live you will be Emperor of the North

Plot:

It is during the great depression in the US, and the land is full of people who are now homeless. Those people...

Plot Keywords:

Riding The Rails | Sadist | Great Depression | Fight | Train Conductor

Recensioni degli utenti:

One of the great unsung films of the 1970's

Cast

Lee Marvin	...	A No. 1
Ernest Borgnine	...	Shack
Keith Carradine	...	Cigaret
Charles Tyner	...	Cracker
Malcolm Atterbury	...	Hogger
Simon Oakland	...	Policeman
Harry Caesar	...	Coaly
Hal Baylor	...	Yardman's Helper
Matt Clark	...	Yardlet
Elisha Cook Jr.	...	Gray Cat (as Elisha Cook)
Joe Di Reda	...	Dinger (as Joe di Reda)
Liam Dunn	...	Smile
Diane Dye	...	Girl in Water
Robert Foulk	...	Conductor
James Goodwin	...	Fakir
Raymond Guth	...	Preacher (as Ray Guth)
Sid Haig	...	Grease Tail
Karl Lukas	...	Pokey Stiff
Edward McNally	...	Yard Clerk
John Steadman	...	Stew Bum
Vic Tayback	...	Yardman
Dave Willock	...	Groundhog
resto del cast in ordine alfabetico:
Don Blackman	...	Old Shine (uncredited)
Jack Collins	...	Dispatcher (uncredited)
Richard Daughty	...	The Cub (uncredited)
Bennie E. Dobbins	...	Mechanic (uncredited)
Joe Haworth	...	Ash Eater (uncredited)
Lance Henriksen	...	Railroad worker (uncredited)
Harry Hickox	...	Elder (uncredited)
Bern Hoffman	...	Halfy (uncredited)
James Kingsley	...	Machinist (uncredited)
George McFadden	...	Prairie Special engineer (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery	...	Alkee Stiff (uncredited)
Hal John Norman	...	Hobo (uncredited)
Danny 'Big Black' Rey	...	Hobo (uncredited)
Wayne Sutherlin	...	Gink (uncredited)
Forrest Wood	...	Station agent (uncredited)

Regia di
Robert Aldrich

Scritto da
Christopher Knopf		(writer)
Jack London		(short story) uncredited

Prodotto da
Stanley Hough	....	producer (as Stan Hough)
Kenneth Hyman	....	executive producer

Musiche originali di
Frank De Vol		(as Frank DeVol)

Fotografia di
Joseph F. Biroc		(director of photography) (as Joseph Biroc)

Montaggio di
Michael Luciano

Responsabile casting
Jack Baur

Architetto-scenografo
Jack Martin Smith

Arredatore
Raphael Bretton		(as Rafael Bretton)

Trucco
William Turner	....	makeup artist

Direttore di produzione
Saul Wurtzel	....	unit production manager

Aiuto regista
Malcolm R. Harding	....	assistant director (as Malcolm Harding)
Michael D. Moore	....	second unit director
Larry Powell	....	second assistant director
Barry Steinberg	....	second assistant director

Art Department
John La Salandra	....	construction coordinator
Ygnacio Sepulveda	....	property master

Sonoro
William Hartman	....	sound effects
Don Isaacs	....	sound effects
Godfrey Marks	....	dubbing dialogue editor
Richard Overton	....	sound mixer
Edward Rossi	....	sound effects
Theodore Soderberg	....	sound re-recording mixer
Don S. Walden	....	sound effects (as Don Walden)

Effetti speciali
Henry Millar Jr.	....	special effects

Visual Effects
L.B. Abbott	....	visual effects

Controfigure
Bennie E. Dobbins	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Gatlin	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward	....	stunts (uncredited)
James Kingsley	....	stunts (uncredited)
Walter Scott	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Joe Jackman	....	camera operator
Kenneth Peach Jr.	....	camera operator (as Ken Peach Jr.)
Orville Hallberg	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ed Wynigear	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Frank Capacchione	....	associate editor
Roland Gross	....	associate editor

Transportation Department
Kelly Aldrich	....	driver: camera car (uncredited)

Altro personale
Walter Blake	....	title designer
Dave Davies	....	unit publicist
Howard Hohler	....	script supervisor
Robert Sherman	....	dialogue supervisor

Production Companies

• Inter Hemisphere
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1973) (USA) (theatrical)
• Abril Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1976) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• CBS/Fox Video (1985) (Belgium) (video)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• State of Oregon  cooperation
• Oregon Pacific and Eastern Railroad  cooperation

Alias:

Emperor of the North (USA) (reissue title)
Imperatore del Nord, L' (Italy) [it]

Durata:

118 min | 116 min (FMC Library Print)

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Divieti:

Finland:K-16 (cut) (1987) | West Germany:16 (f) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1973) | USA:TV-PG | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1973) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG | Netherlands:16

Luoghi delle riprese:

Cottage Grove, Oregon, USA

Company:

Inter Hemisphere

Curiosità:

Based in part on the books 'The Road' by Jack London and 'From Coast to Coast with Jack London' by "A-No.-1", the pen name of Leon Ray Livingston.

Errori:

Factual errors: 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.

Citazioni:

Groundhog: [as Shack is highballing in the yard] That's great! Faster, FASTER!

Movie Connections:

Citato in Pen Pals (1974)

Colonna sonora:

A Man and a Train

One of the great unsung films of the 1970's

Robert Aldrich was one of the most interesting American directors of the last 40 years. He moved with relative ease between genres and told his stories in a direct, honest style. This film is one of the unsung gems of the seventies, part adventure film, part social drama, part road movie.

Set during the depression when riding the rails was a way of life for desperate men (and women), the film follows three characters - Lee Marvin, as Number One, a legend among the grizzled hobos congregating along the rail lines; Ernest Borgnine as Shack, the sadistic conductor perfectly willing to do whatever necessary to keep free loaders off his trains; and a young Keith Carradine as Two-Bit, a novice full of bluster and false bravado out to make a name for himself. Marvin takes the kid under his wing; their relationship is part adversarial, as the weary elder tries to educate the fool how to survive on the line. Looming in the background is Borgnine, out to do his job at any cost. Ultimately a wager is made, and Marvin will put his life on the line to best Borgnine and show he is the Emperor of the North.

At times it's a very brutal film - the final confrontation between Marvin & Borgnine is one of the toughest, nastiest fights ever photographed - but it is splendidly made and endlessly fascinating.