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An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.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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- TriviaEmperor (2020) is a 2020 American historical drama film directed by Mark Amin (in his directorial debut) and written by Amin and Pat Charles. The film stars Dayo Okeniyi, James Cromwell, Kat Graham, and Bruce Dern. It is based on the true story of Shields Green, an African American slave nicknamed "Emperor," who escaped to freedom and participated in abolitionist John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry.
- GoofsThe federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry was a small collection of buildings along the Potamic River and was just on the edge of town. The film instead shows the arsenal as a large fort in a large open field with no town in sight.
- Quotes
Shields Green: This man will never be a slave, yet he is willing to risk his life and the life of his sons.. so we can be free. No sir. I cannot sit idle while this man fights for me. We can't all fight this war with a pen Mr. Douglas. Some of us best equipped to fight this war with a gun. I think I'll go with the old man.
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I watched this film with no prior history of Shield Green and loved the film. It's very well written and the acting and direction is top notch. And about time a good Hollywood film is made that puts an action packed theme to a black historical figure- and yes of course it obviously takes lots of liberties with historical accuracy much like Braveheart or Last of the Mohican but the end result is entertaining. It's funny to see bad reviews just because of Harper Ferry and John Brown historical inaccuracy but it's a hollywood film - not a silly documentary so just enjoy the show zand you'll love it. The main actor is phenomenal and could be next Denzel and the supporting actors are excellent esp the bounty hunter.
A solid 8
- filmtravel101
- Feb 3, 2021
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- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
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