Emperor of the North (1973) Reviews & Ratings

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Emperor of the North reviews

Emperor of the North holds a 6.8/10 average from 149 TMDB ratings.

Nobody 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 l…
— John Chard (9/10)

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

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