Emperor of the North

(1973)

★ 6.8 IMDb · 148 votes

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Action, Thriller

Year: 1973

Runtime: 118 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Роберт Олдрич

Cast: Ли Марвин, Эрнест Боргнайн, Кит Кэррадайн, Чарльз Тайнер, Malcolm Atterbury, Simon Oakland, Harry Caesar, Hal Baylor, Мэтт Кларк, Элиша Кук-младший

Plot

Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.

During the Great Depression, the US is full of people who are now homeless. These people, commonly called hobos, are truly hated by Shack (Borgnine), a sadistic railway conductor who swore that no hobo would ride his train for free. Well, none but A No. 1 (Lee Marvin), who is ready to put his life at stake to become a local legend—as the first person to survive the trip on Shack's notorious train.