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56% Critic Match
Emperor Jones
“GIN...GALS...DICE AND MURDER MADE HIM A FUGITIVE IN THE NIGHT! BUT MORNING FOUND HIM A KING!”
5.6 / 10• 1933• 1h 13m•NR• English
DramaMusic
Storyline
Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.
Cast & Crew
Paul Robeson
Brutus Jones
Lead
Dudley Digges
Smithers
Frank H. Wilson
Jeff
Fredi Washington
Undine
Ruby Elzy
Dolly
GH
George Haymid Stamper
Lem
Billie Holiday
Extra in Nightclub Scene
Moms Mabley
Marcella
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Dudley Murphy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Emperor Jones is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
