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Emperor Jones (1933) · Cineora

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A DUDLEY MURPHY FILM

Emperor Jones

19331h 13mMovie

DramaMusic

IMDb6.4/ 10 · 1.5K votes

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.

Tense
Dark
Eerie
Ambition
Antihero
Psychological

Pace: Brisk
Intensity: Intense
Complexity: Some focus

Good for a quick watch, late nights and talking about after.

DirectorDudley Murphy

FormatFeature film

TMDB5.6 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Paul RobesonBrutus Jones

Dudley DiggesSmithers

Frank H. WilsonJeff

Fredi WashingtonUndine

Ruby ElzyDolly

George Haymid StamperLem

Billie HolidayExtra in Nightclub Scene

Moms MableyMarcella

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