---
title: 'The Emperor''s Club (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Hoffman'
released: '2002-11-22'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-emperors-club-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283530/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Emperor's Club (2002)

2002 · 108 min · Drama, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-hoffman)
- **Screenplay:** [Neil Tolkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-tolkin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Newton Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-newton-howard)
- **Producer:** [Marc Abraham](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-abraham)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lajos Koltai](https://cinepixo.com/people/lajos-koltai)

## Cast

- [Harris Yulin](https://cinepixo.com/people/harris-yulin)
- [Embeth Davidtz](https://cinepixo.com/people/embeth-davidtz)
- [Joel Gretsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-gretsch)
- [Kevin Kline](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-kline)
- [Jimmy Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-walsh)
- [Edward Herrmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-herrmann)
- [Mark Nichols](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-nichols)
- [Emile Hirsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/emile-hirsch)
- [Patrick Dempsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-dempsey)
- [Roger Rees](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-rees)
- [Rahul Khanna](https://cinepixo.com/people/rahul-khanna)
- [Rob Morrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-morrow)
- [Steven Culp](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-culp)
- [Jesse Eisenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-eisenberg)
- [Paul Dano](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-dano)

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Official site: http://www.theemperorsclub.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-emperors-club-2002
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