Emperor Jones
1933·Movie
·1h 13min·
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GIN...GALS...DICE AND MURDER MADE HIM A FUGITIVE IN THE NIGHT! BUT MORNING FOUND HIM A KING!
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.
Classic DramaPsychological Character StudyRise & Fall NarrativePower & CorruptionPaul Robeson PerformanceColonialism ThemesEarly Sound FilmHubris & DownfallExistential Despair
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Directed by:
Dudley Murphy, Joseph H. Nadel
Written by:
Eugene O'Neill, DuBose Heyward
Produced by:
George Knafka, John Krimsky, Gifford Cochran
Composed by:
Frank Tours, Joseph I. Kane
Sequels and Prequels
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