I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Truly Dreadful Film

Redundant and unnecessary.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

During the Depression of the 1930s, hobos get around by hopping onto trains, but one man wages a war against the free loaders. It's a bad sign when the film opens with a song comparing and contrasting a train and a man. The premise of the story is not particularly interesting, and the execution leaves little doubt that this was a bad idea. The acting is bad all around. Borgnine is an unbelievably sadistic conductor who would happily kill a man who gets on his train without paying. Marvin and Carradine play hobos, and the latter is rather annoying. The quality of Aldrich's films vary wildly from good to awful; this violent and ugly film is not one of his better efforts.

Fans of "Emperor Of The North" may disagree on whether this film is superficial or deep, and they may enjoy it for different reasons.Fans who like this movie on a "superficial" level will certainly enjoy the sometimes slapstick comedy, and the gags that are perpetrated by the hobos in their quest to ride the railroad trains for free. It is certainly legitimate to see the movie as primarily an elaborate, albeit thoroughly enjoyable, bar room joke.Fans who like this movie on a "deeper" level will see the battle between Shack (Ernest Borgnine) and A No. 1 (Lee Marvin) as a classic struggle between the "haves" and the "have nots," the "cops" and the "robbers," the "establishment" and the "rebels," or as the ultimate battle for Alpha Male supremacy.However you view this movie, it is a worthwhile look at life during the Great Depression, and how it plays out for a large portion of the population who became homeless through little or no fault of their own.

This 1970s classic has hardly aged a day. Viewed in 2010, it looks like it could have been released last week. Bushy-browed Ernest Borgnine stars as a Depression-era railroad conductor who'll be damned if he'll allow hoboes to ride his train. Lee Marvin is a hobo and Borgnine's main nemesis, who decides late in the film to take on Borgnine. A very young Keith Carradine is Marvin's unwanted "student." Borgnne is incredibly ruthless dealing with not just the hoboes, but his fellow workers as well. Marvin is an unusual hobo,an introspective fella who is not like his fellow rail riders. Carradine's character is wet behind the wears, and due for a lesson in harsh reality, which he gets. The stunt fights are amazing -- no CGI crap back then -- and the interludes between fights are very entertaining. They are reminiscent of scenes from "Cool Hand Luke," at least to me. The location photography is magnificent. Director Aldrich draws the line at any graphic gore -- the blood looks like plain old red paint -- but the fights are damned convincing nonetheless. A real joy, and truly ageless.

Basically a three character cat and mouse game revolving around trains during the Great Depression. Sometimes a little over the top, but with good acting and dialog. Ernest Borgnine plays the deluded conductor obsessed with keeping hobos off his train. Lee Marvin is the number one hobo, who vows to ride Borgnines train all the way to Portland, and Keith Carradine, full of bravura, tries to dethrone Marvin by catching the same ride. Along the way, a sort of mutual admiration develops as the two hobos deal with the sadistic Borgnine. Great Oregon scenery and a realistic depression era setting adds immeasurably. The fact that there is minimal background information about the three protagonists was a slight disappointment. - MERK