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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.
- "The Palace Thief" (1994), by Ethan Canin
- Neil Tolkin
Nov 22, 2002 · The Emperor's Club: Directed by Michael Hoffman. With Kevin Kline, Emile Hirsch, Embeth Davidtz, Rob Morrow. An idealistic prep school teacher attempts to redeem an incorrigible student.
- Michael Hoffman
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A movie review of a film about a teacher who cheats for a student and faces the consequences later. Roger Ebert praises Kevin Kline's performance and the film's realistic portrayal of the elite school and the cheating scandal.
Nov 22, 2002 · Kevin Kline stars as Arthur Hundert, a dedicated and inspiring classics professor who has devoted his life to teaching at a prep school for boys. New student Sedgewick Bell, the headstrong son of...
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- Michael Hoffman
- PG-13
- Kevin Kline
A retired classics teacher faces a challenge from a rebellious student in a prep school. The film explores the themes of education, morality, and legacy through a reunion 25 years later.
Nov 22, 2002 · Most of ''The Emperor's Club,'' adapted from a short story by Ethan Canin, takes place on the green, pastoral campus of St. Benedict's, an all-male boarding...
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Nov 22, 2002 · Overview. 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.
