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The Emperor's Club (2002)
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Synopsis
A dedicated teacher learns some important lessons about himself years after he retired from the classroom in this drama. William Hundert (
Kevin Kline
) is an instructor at St. Benedict's School for Boys, an exclusive private academy on the East Coast where Hundert drills his charges on the moral lessons to be learned through the study of Greek and Roman philosophers. Hundert is fond of telling his students, "A man's character is his fate," and he strives to impress upon them the importance of the ordered and examined life. In 1976, however, Hundert finds himself with an especially challenging group of students -- party-minded Fred Masoudi (
Jesse Eisenberg
) , introverted Martin Blythe (
Paul Dano
), bright but mischievous Deepak Mehta (Rishi Mehta), and most notably, openly rebellious Sedgewick Bell (
Emile Hirsch
). The son of a powerful politician, Bell pointedly runs against the current of Hundert's example, questioning the importance of the material, flouting the school's rules, talking out of turn in class, and devoting as much time to his interest in girls as in his studies. However, Hundert sees the possibility of great things in Bell, and encourages him to take part in the school's annual academic competition for the title of Mr. Julius Caesar. Hundert even goes so far as to bend the rules in scoring to favor Bell in the early stages of the contest, but his faith is betrayed when Bell is discovered cheating during the contest finals. Years later, Hundert is reunited with his students, where they learn the years have taught them all a great deal about their virtues and weaknesses. The Emperor's Club also features
Harris Yulin
,
Rob Morrow
, and
Edward Herrmann
. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Cast
Steven Culp
Martin Blythe (adult)
Embeth Davidtz
Elizabeth
Patrick Dempsey
Fred Masoudi (adult)
Edward Herrmann
Headmaster Woodbridge
Kevin Kline
Professor William Hundert
Rob Morrow
Charles Ellerby
Harris Yulin
Senator Hyram Bell
Emile Hirsch
Sedgewick Bell
Rahul Khanna
Deepak Mehta (adult)
Joel Gretsch
Sedgewick Bell (adult)
Jesse Eisenberg
Fred Masoudi
Paul Dano
Martin Blythe
Rishi Mehta
Deepak Mehta
Production Crew
Dennis Bradford
Art Director
Georgianne Walken
Casting
Sheila Jaffe
Casting
Lajos Koltai
Cinematographer
Lisa Bruce
Co-producer
Michael O'Neill
Co-producer
James Newton Howard
Composer (Music Score)
Cynthia Flynt
Costume Designer
Michael Hoffman
Director
Harvey Rosenstock
Editor
Armyan Bernstein
Executive Producer
Cooper Layne
Executive Producer
Eric Newman
Executive Producer
Sean Bailey
Executive Producer
Sidney Kimmel
Executive Producer
Thomas A. Bliss
Executive Producer
Todd Pfeiffer
First Assistant Director
Leslie Fuller
Makeup
Andrew S. Karsch
Producer
Marc Abraham
Producer
Patrizia Von Brandenstein
Production Designer
Neil Tolkin
Screenwriter
George De Titta, Jr.
Set Decorator
Ethan Canin
Short Story Author
Ethan Canin
Short Story Author
Chat Gunther
Sound/Sound Designer
William Sarokin
Sound/Sound Designer
Tim Holland
Supervising Sound Editor
Howard A. Anderson Company
Title Design
Year: 2002
Runtime: 109
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG13
for some sexual content
Category: Feature
Genre
Drama
Produced by
Beacon Pictures
HorsePower Entertainment
LivePlanet
Longfellow Pictures
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Universal Pictures
Release
November 22, 2002 (USA)
by Universal Pictures
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