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The Emperor's Club (2002)

In everyone's life there's that one person who makes all the difference.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 48M

Director : Michael Hoffman
Writer : Neil Tolkin

Synopsis

William Hundert is a passionate and principled Classics professor who finds his tightly-controlled world shaken and inexorably altered when a new student, Sedgewick Bell, walks into his classroom. What begins as a fierce battle of wills gives way to a close student-teacher relationship, but results in a life lesson for Hundert that will still haunt him a quarter of a century later.

Actors

Kevin Kline
Kevin Kline
William Hundert
Emile Hirsch
Emile Hirsch
Sedgewick Bell
Embeth Davidtz
Embeth Davidtz
Elizabeth
Purva Bedi
Purva Bedi
Anna Mehta
Rob Morrow
Rob Morrow
James Ellerby
Edward Herrmann
Edward Herrmann
Headmaster Woodbridge
Helen Carey
Helen Carey
Miss Johnston
Jesse Eisenberg
Jesse Eisenberg
Louis Masoudi
Paul Dano
Paul Dano
Martin Blythe
Katherine O'Sullivan
Katherine O'Sullivan
The Nun
Melissa Brown
Melissa Brown
Blonde Girl
Sophie Wise
Sophie Wise
Brunette
Emily Doubilet
Emily Doubilet
Redhead
Michelle Foody
Michelle Foody
Real Redhead
Molly Regan
Molly Regan
Miss Peters
Helen Carey
Helen Carey
Miss Johnston
Deirdre Lorenz
Deirdre Lorenz
Dr. Kelly Ryan
Joel Gretsch
Joel Gretsch
Sedgewick Bell (older)
Steven Culp
Steven Culp
Older Martin Blythe
Rahul Khanna
Rahul Khanna
Older Deepak Mehta
Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
Older Louis Masoudi
Jimmy Walsh
Jimmy Walsh
Robert Bell
Elizabeth Hobgood
Elizabeth Hobgood
Victoria Bell
Nick Hagelin
Nick Hagelin
Martin Blythe the 4th
Chris Morales
Chris Morales
Eugene Field
Gabriel Millman
Gabriel Millman
Robert Brewster
Harris Yulin
Harris Yulin
Senator Bell
Luca Bigini
Luca Bigini
Copeland Gray
Michael Coppola
Michael Coppola
Russell Hall
Rishi Mehta
Rishi Mehta
Deepak Mehta
Sean Fredricks
Sean Fredricks
Mr. Harris
Dominique Deverau
Dominique Deverau
Tawana Carver

Crews

Michael Hoffman
Michael Hoffman
Director
Ethan Canin
Ethan Canin
Writer
Neil Tolkin
Neil Tolkin
Screenplay
Marc Abraham
Marc Abraham
Producer
Sean Bailey
Sean Bailey
Executive Producer
Armyan Bernstein
Armyan Bernstein
Executive Producer
Thomas A. Bliss
Thomas A. Bliss
Executive Producer
Lisa Bruce
Lisa Bruce
Co-Producer
Andrew S. Karsch
Andrew S. Karsch
Producer
Sidney Kimmel
Sidney Kimmel
Executive Producer
Cooper Layne
Cooper Layne
Executive Producer
Eric Newman
Eric Newman
Executive Producer
Michael O'Neill
Michael O'Neill
Co-Producer
James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard
Music
Lajos Koltai
Lajos Koltai
Cinematography
Harvey Rosenstock
Harvey Rosenstock
Editor
Patrizia von Brandenstein
Patrizia von Brandenstein
Production Design
Dennis Bradford
Dennis Bradford
Art Direction
Katharina Eggmann
Katharina Eggmann
Casting
Sheila Jaffe
Sheila Jaffe
Casting
Georgianne Walken
Georgianne Walken
Casting
George DeTitta Jr.
George DeTitta Jr.
Set Decoration
Beth Kushnick
Beth Kushnick
Set Decoration
Cynthia Flynt
Cynthia Flynt
Costume Design
Syd Dutton
Syd Dutton
Special Effects
Bill Traynor
Bill Traynor
Special Effects Coordinator
Steven Fagerquist
Steven Fagerquist
Visual Effects
Jay Carrado
Jay Carrado
Stunt Double
Roy Farfel
Roy Farfel
Stunt Coordinator
Robert Nickson
Robert Nickson
Thanks
Don Hewitt Sr.
Don Hewitt Sr.
Stunt Coordinator

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