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Emperor Jones

Ted Kotcheff

1958 • 1h 6m

Unscrupulously ambitious Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and through bluff and bravado finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.

Emperor Jones

Cast

Kenneth SpencerBrutus Jones

Harry H. Corbett

Harry H. CorbettSmithers

Connie SmithOld Woman

Uriel PorterLem

Van BoolenAuctioneer

Stan SimmonsPrison Guard

Frank BlainePrison Guard

Crew

Ted Kotcheff

Ted KotcheffDirector

Terry Southern

Terry SouthernAdaptation

Eugene O'Neill

Eugene O'NeillOriginal Concept

Dennis Vance

Dennis VanceExecutive Producer

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Emperor Jones (1958) — Backlot Notes