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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Cast
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Lee Marvin
A No. 1
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Ernest Borgnine
Shack
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Keith Carradine
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Charles Tyner
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Malcolm Atterbury
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Simon Oakland
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Harry Caesar
Coaly
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Hal Baylor
Yardman's Helper
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Matt Clark
Yardlet
Known for
Back to the Future Part III
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Elisha Cook Jr.
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Salem's Lot
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Joe Di Reda
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Liam Dunn
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Known for
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Robert Aldrich Director · Christopher Knopf Writer Jack London Story
Worldwide gross $2M · Budget $3.7M · United States release May 23, 1973
Box office
Budget
$3,705,000
Worldwide gross
$2,000,000
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Inter Hemisphere
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 23, 1973
Theatrical
Brazil
November 25, 1998 · TV · Televisão
France
November 30, 1973 · Theatrical
June 7, 2017 · Physical
Germany
August 17, 1973 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 1, 1973 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 16, 1973 · Theatrical
February 6, 2017 · Physical · DVD
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