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. What begins as a fierce battle of wills gives way to a close student-teacher relationship, but results in a life lesson for Hundert that will still haunt him a quarter of a century later.

The Emperor’s Club (2002)

In everyone's life there's that one person who makes all the difference.

★ 7.1/10 November 22, 2002 108 min

Drama

Director: Michael Hoffman  ·  Writer: Neil Tolkin

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. What begins as a fierce battle of wills gives way to a close student-teacher relationship, but results in a life lesson for Hundert that will still haunt him a quarter of a century later.

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Director

Michael Hoffman

Cast

Kevin Kline William Hundert Emile Hirsch Sedgewick Bell Jesse Eisenberg Louis Masoudi Rishi Mehta Deepak Mehta Paul Dano Martin Blythe Rob Morrow James Ellerby Embeth Davidtz Elizabeth Edward Herrmann Headmaster Woodbridge Helen Carey Miss Johnston Molly Regan Miss Peters Helen Carey Miss Johnston Purva Bedi Anna Mehta