Emperor’s Club, The
- Synopsis
- Feature film. Mr Hundert (Kline) is a classics teacher in an all-boys prep school. Each year he moderates the ‘Mr Julius Caesar’ contest, a competition which pits the top three students of his class (and all must wear a toga) in a contest where they will be asked questions regarding the classics until only one is left standing. In a key scene the class discuss Shakespeare’s play and a difficult student Bell (Hirsch)) who has been assigned the part of Brutus faults the plot; he believes the conspirators should have killed Mark Antony. The teacher is shocked and a debate ensues about power and morality. For a detailed analysis by Richard Burt of other connections to the play see Lanier (op cit).
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2002
- Duration
- 109 mins
Credits
- Director
- Michael Hoffman
- Producer
- Andrew Karsch; Marc Abraham
- Cinematographer
- Lajos Koltai
- Screenplay
- Neil Tolkin
- Music
- James Newton Howard
- Production Design
- Patrizia von Brandenstein
- Art Direction
- Dennis Bradford
- Cast
Emile Hirsch Sedgewick Bell (young) Joel Gretsch Sedgwick Bell (old) Kevin Kline William Hundert
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Antony and Cleopatra; Julius Caesar
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- Based on Ethan Canin’s short story The Palace Thief. The film was
was shot at Emma Willard School in Troy, NY. - Reviews
- Lanier, Douglas ‘Film Spin-Offs and Citations’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (page 185, entry 779).
Production Company
- Name
LivePlanet
- Name
Universal Pictures
- enquiriesuk@nbcuni.com
- Web
- http://www.universalpictures.co.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- 1 Central Saint Giles
St Giles High Street
London
WC2H 8NU
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Emperor’s Club, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67830 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)