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Emperor

Emperor

Son of kings. Father of revolution.

20207.61h 39m

Overview

An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.

Directed by Mark Amin
Written by Mark Amin, Pat Charles
Produced by Cami Winikoff, Mark Amin, Reginald Hudlin
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Top Cast

Dayo Okeniyi

Dayo Okeniyi

Shields Green

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

Levi Coffin

James Cromwell

James Cromwell

John Brown

Kat Graham

Kat Graham

Delores

Ben Robson

Ben Robson

Luke McCabe

Naturi Naughton

Naturi Naughton

Sarah Green

Paul Scheer

Paul Scheer

Duvane Henderson

Keean Johnson

Keean Johnson

Rufus Kelly

M.C. Gainey

M.C. Gainey

Randolph Stevens

Mykelti Williamson

Mykelti Williamson

Truesdale

About Emperor

Emperor is a history, war, drama film released in 2020. Directed by Mark Amin, it stars Dayo Okeniyi, Bruce Dern, James Cromwell. An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.

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