Le Club des empereurs (2002)
Pour William Hundert, enseigner est bien plus qu'un métier, c'est un sacerdoce. Proviseur adjoint au prestigieux lycée St Benedict, il s'efforce non seulement d'instruire ses étudiants, mais aussi de leur former le caractère. Lorsqu'arrive le jeune fils d'un sénateur, Sedgewick Bell, le choc est prévisible. Défiant ouvertement les sacro-saintes règles de l'établissement et l'autorité de Hundert, Sedgewick devient aussitôt l'idole de ses camarades. Entre ce prof réputé d'un autre temps et cet élève catalogué rebelle va se dessiner une relation faite d'affrontements, de compromis et de découvertes. Déterminé à ne pas rejeter Sedgewick, Hundert va peu à peu remettre en cause beaucoup de ses principes. Pour de nombreuses bonnes raisons, celui-ci va faire un choix qui le hantera le reste de sa vie...
Directeur:
Michael Hoffman
écrivain:
Neil Tolkin
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Kevin Kline as William Hundert |
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Emile Hirsch as Sedgewick Bell |
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Jesse Eisenberg as Louis Masoudi |
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Rishi Mehta as Deepak Mehta |
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Paul Dano as Martin Blythe |
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Rob Morrow as James Ellerby |
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Embeth Davidtz as Elizabeth |
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Edward Herrmann as Headmaster Woodbridge |
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Helen Carey as Miss Johnston |
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Molly Regan as Miss Peters |
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Helen Carey as Miss Johnston |
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Purva Bedi as Anna Mehta |
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Deirdre Lorenz as Dr. Kelly Ryan |
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Joel Gretsch as Sedgewick Bell (older) |
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Steven Culp as Older Martin Blythe |
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Rahul Khanna as Older Deepak Mehta |
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Patrick Dempsey as Older Louis Masoudi |
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Jimmy Walsh as Robert Bell |
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Michelle Foody as Real Redhead |
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Emily Doubilet as Redhead |
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Sophie Wise as Brunette |
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Melissa Brown as Blonde Girl |
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Elizabeth Hobgood as Victoria Bell |
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Nick Hagelin as Martin Blythe the 4th |
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Chris Morales as Eugene Field |
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Katherine O'Sullivan as The Nun |
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Gabriel Millman as Robert Brewster |
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Harris Yulin as Senator Bell |
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Luca Bigini as Copeland Gray |
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Michael Coppola as Russell Hall |
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Sean Fredricks as Mr. Harris |
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Dominique Deverau as Tawana Carver |
| Directing | Michael Hoffman | Director |
| Writing | Neil Tolkin | Screenplay |
| Production | Marc Abraham | Producer |
| Production | Sean Bailey | Executive Producer |
| Production | Armyan Bernstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Thomas A. Bliss | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lisa Bruce | Co-Producer |
| Production | Andrew S. Karsch | Producer |
| Production | Sidney Kimmel | Executive Producer |
| Production | Cooper Layne | Executive Producer |
| Production | Eric Newman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael O'Neill | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Harvey Rosenstock | Editor |
| Art | Patrizia von Brandenstein | Production Design |
| Art | Dennis Bradford | Art Direction |
| Production | Katharina Eggmann | Casting |
| Production | Sheila Jaffe | Casting |
| Production | Georgianne Walken | Casting |
| Art | George DeTitta Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Art | Beth Kushnick | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cynthia Flynt | Costume Design |
| Crew | Syd Dutton | Special Effects |
| Crew | Bill Traynor | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Steven Fagerquist | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Jay Carrado | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Roy Farfel | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Robert Nickson | Thanks |
| Crew | Don Hewitt Sr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | James Newton Howard | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Koltai Lajos | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Lora Hirschberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Writing | Ethan Canin | Short Story |