

Emperor of the North
If you can ride Shack's Train and Live - You'll be...
Hobos encounter a sadistic railway conductor that will not let anyone "ride the rails" for free.
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- great depression
- oregon, usa
- railroad
- riding the rail
- 1930s
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG23 May 1973
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical16 Aug 1973
- PhysicalPGDVD6 Feb 2017
BrazilBR
- TV14Televisão25 Nov 1998
FranceFR
- TheatricalU30 Nov 1973
- PhysicalU7 Jun 2017
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1617 Aug 1973
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical1 Nov 1973
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Emperor of the North was released on 23 May 1973.
Audience reviews
1- J9/10
John Chard
9/25/2014
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…
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