7.3
“If you can ride Shack's Train and Live - You'll be...”
Emperor of the North (1973)
May 23, 19731h 58mEN
6.8
140 votes
Overview
Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.
Director
Robert AldrichWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Inter Hemisphere20th Century Fox
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User Reviews
John Chard
9.0Nobody gets a free ride on this train! It's the great depression and the US is now home to many homeless hobos. Shack is a particularly nasty piece of work, devoid of any compassion for the homeless, he prides himself on not letting any one ride free aboard the train he conducts upon. But in the midst is hobo supreme, A No. 1, a man who is never afraid to take up a challenge, so along with Cigaret, a young wannabe legend, he sets about destroying Shack's reputation whilst furthering his own. Make no bones about it, Emperor Of The North Pole is unashamedly macho, director Robert Aldrich f…
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