Keith Carradine co-stars as Cigaret , a brash, untrustworthy young hobo who tries to leach off A-No. 1’s legend without putting in the work. He serves as a cynical foil to A-No. 1’s seasoned professionalism.
The original title, Emperor of the North Pole , refers to a piece of hobo lore—it’s an ironic title for the "king" of the hobos because an emperor of the North Pole rules over nothing but a frozen, empty wasteland. subtitle Emperor of the North 1973
In the landscape of 1970s "tough-guy" cinema, few films are as rugged or unapologetically visceral as Robert Aldrich’s (originally titled Emperor of the North Pole ). Set in 1933 at the height of the Great Depression, this is not a sweeping historical epic, but a claustrophobic, high-stakes duel between two men who personify the clash between the desperate individual and the unyielding establishment. The Unstoppable Force vs. The Immovable Object Keith Carradine co-stars as Cigaret , a brash,
