I can remember many years ago (early 90s) when Starz/Encore was launched, this was one of the films that would air repeatedly late at night. I was a young teenager at the time, but I would stay up and watch it on weekends because… well, trains.
It’s an interesting film that documents a difficult time for many in American history, and bases the characters and settings on significant literary works of the late 19th century.
I always knew it as “Emperor of the North” because that’s what it was billed as on home media and TV at the time. It was indeed renamed from “Emperor of the North Pole” upon re-release so that it wasn’t mistaken for a holiday film.
It’s one of my favorites, and I think it should be part of our National Film history if it isn’t already.
