Emperor Jones (1933)
Directed by Dudley Murphy · 73 min · Drama, Music
13.3 TOPICAL score · #5,224 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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 (1933, directed by Dudley Murphy) has a TOPICAL score of 13.3 - ranked 5,224 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 67% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 5.6/10 (29 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 12 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics67% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 5.6/10 (29 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 12 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read871 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Paul Robeson, Dudley Digges (actor #1,951), Frank H. Wilson, Fredi Washington