The Emperor's Club

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

Nov 22 2002 PG-13 1h 49m
Drama

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Ethan Canin, Neil Tolkin

Directed by

Michael Hoffman

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
18,153
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
49
Popularity
NA