{"product_id":"emperor-of-the-north","title":"Emperor of the North","description":"Amazon.com\n\nEmperor of the North, a vivid Depression-era drama, opens with a friendly, down-home song that doesn't prepare the audience for what follows: The brutal killing of a train-hopping bum at the hands of a cruel conductor named Shack (Ernest Borgnine, Marty, The Poseidon Adventure). A hobo called A-No. 1 (Lee Marvin, Cat Ballou, The Big Heat) rises to the challenge of catching a ride on Shack's train--but his heels are dogged by a tenderfoot (Keith Carradine, Deadwood, Nashville), whose inexperience may get them both killed. Director Robert Aldrich (The Dirty Dozen, Kiss Me Deadly) has a sure feel for male behavior driven by pride, boredom, and desperation. The swagger gets a little overblown at times, but more often Emperor of the North has a gritty realism, peppered with flashes of sardonic humor and surprising compassion. Aldrich has a gift for a loose yet always watchable story, filled with engaging bit parts and offbeat incidents that flesh out the world and make the main storyline all the more compelling. Marvin and Borgnine--craggy-faced character actors deluxe--are in excellent form, but Carradine steals the movie with his bitter, callow arrogance. (Originally titled Emperor of the North Pole, a bit of hobo lingo.) --Bret Fetzer\n\nProduct Description\n\nTwo 1930s hobos try to ride a brutal conductor's freight train.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B000EXDSCU\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.B000EXDSCU.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Ernest Borgnine|Lee Marvin|Charles Tyner|Keith Carradine|Malcolm Atterbury|Harry Caesar|Matt Clark|Elisha Cook Jr.|Hal Baylor|Joe Di Reda|Robert Aldrich|Simon Oakland|Liam Dunn|Jack London|Christopher Knopf\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Dvd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: DVD Very Good - Case is in great condition.  Comes with all artwork.  Disc quality is near perfect.  Guarantee in working condition.   If applicable: Digital copy or ultraviolet codes may be expired or not included.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50942837948613,"sku":"LFV.B000EXDSCU.VG","price":12.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/2914\/4773\/files\/B000EXDSCU-0.jpg?v=1794417563","url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/emperor-of-the-north","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}