The Emperor's Club
The Emperor's Club is a 2002 American drama film directed by Michael Hoffman and starring Kevin Kline. Based on Ethan Canin's 1994 short story "The Palace Thief", the film follows a prep school teacher and his students at a fictional East Coast boys' prep school, St. Benedict's Academy.
Plot
In the early 1970s, William Hundert is a revered classics teacher at Saint Benedict's, a boys' boarding school for the sons of wealthy families. Hundert attempts to impart wisdom and a sense of honor to his students. He begins the new school year by making student Martin Blythe read a plaque that hangs over his door. It contains a statement by an ancient Mesopotamian ruler, Shutruk Nahunte. The plaque sings Shutruk Nahunte's praises, but Hundert explains that he contributed nothing of value to his kingdom, and as a result is virtually forgotten today.
More details
| author | Neil Tolkin |
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| contentLocation | New York Washington, D.C. |
| director | Michael Hoffman |
| editor | Harvey Rosenstock |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | boarding school ceo cheat chief executive officer classic coeducational crib notes even gold coast grandstand hamilcar barca headmaster hotel bar julius caesar long island mixed-sex education morning new school new student nothing pass political posturing read real world resort hotel run shutruk nahunte shutruk-nakhunte spoiled son surprise party teach travel u.s. senator west virginia |
| musicBy | James Newton Howard |
| producer | Andrew Karsch Marc Abraham |
| productionCompany | Beacon Pictures LivePlanet Sidney Kimmel |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |