The emperor's club / Universal Pictures and Beacon Pictures present a Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Longfellow Pictures and Live Planet production, a Michael Hoffman film ; produced by Andrew Karsch, Marc Abraham ; screenplay by Neil Tolkin ; directed by Michael Hoffman.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 22740 | UniversalLanguage: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Publication details: Universal City, CA : Universal, [2003], ©2002.Edition: Widescreen versionDescription: 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 0783278098
- 9780783278094
- Director of photography, Lajos Koltai ; editor, Harvey Rosenstock ; original music, James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Cynthia Flynt ; production designer, Patrizia von Brandenstein.
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | DRAMA EMPERORS | Available | 33111009973740 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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, Rovi
Based on the short story "The palace thief" by Ethan Canin.
Videodisc release of the 2002 motion picture.
DVD, NTSC, Region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby digital 5.1 and 2.0 surround, DTS 5.1 surround.
In English or dubbed in French or Spanish; optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Kevin Kline, Emile Hirsch, Steven Culp, Embeth Davidtz, Patrick Dempsey, Edward Herrmann, Harris Yulin, Rob Morrow, Paul Dano, Rahul Khanna.
Director of photography, Lajos Koltai ; editor, Harvey Rosenstock ; original music, James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Cynthia Flynt ; production designer, Patrizia von Brandenstein.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some sexual content.
When a new student starts in Professor Hundert's class, little does the professor know that this student will change his life forever. They start out butting heads and end up forming a friendship that will shake the controlled world of the professor. The lessons learned will last a lifetime.
Special features: the making of "The emperor's club"; a look behind-the-scenes featuring director Michael Hoffman and cast; in-depth feature commentary with Michael Hoffman; deleted scenes with commentary from director Michael Hoffman; DVD-ROM features.