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Emperor

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

Director

Mark Amin

Year

Genre

biography, drama, history

Box Office

N/A

Production

Sobini Films,Hudlin Entertainment

Awards

3 nominations

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John Brown

Truesdale

Mykelti Williamson

Delores

Levi Coffin

Rufus Kelly

Robert E. Lee

Luke McCabe

Sarah Green

Naturi Naughton

Randolph Stevens

Frederick Douglass

Duvane Henderson

Shields Green

Grady

Gunther Bowman

Reverend

Adel Acklen

Sharon Blackwood

Field Overseer

Oliver Brown

Erbert Jenkins

Brian F. Durkin

Sam Bowmine

Overseer

Slave

Tom Affleck

Slave

Tommy

Shields' Mother

Publisher

James Alcorn

Sheriff

Shooting Overseer

Raider #2

David Andrew Nash

Audio Description narrator

Chain Gang Slave

Overseer

Soldier

James William Ballard

Server Girl

Victoria Fraunberger

Watson Brown

Gilroy

Kevin Holloway-Harris

Meshach

John Browns Raider

Sammy Nagi Njuguna

Slave

Dangerfield Newby

Robert Forte Shannon III

Scared Man

Anthony Paderewski

Henry

Samuel Lee Fudge

Abigail Henderson

Soldier

Slave catcher #3

Dakota James Alden Lane

Hank Beaumont

John Brown's Raider

Union soldier

Militia

David Michael-Smith

Slave Jimmy

Jimmie Cummings

John browns men

Railroad Inspector

Soldier

Jeb Stewart

John R. Brennan

Soldier

Town Person

Kareem McMichael

Town Folk

John Charles Harnett

Nanny

Soldier

Soldier

Lorn Burkhammer

Lionel

Edward Steven Harris II

Slave

Slave

Towns Folk

Farmer

Juan C. Lopez-Campillo

Overseer

Daniel Grantham Jr.

Deputy

Farmer

Jacob P. Harrison

Soldier

Samuel Chappell

Town Folks

Slave

Patrick Tennerson

Towns Folk

Jessica Phillips

Chain Gang

Chain Gang

Antonio D Kanonu

Chain Gang Slave

Soldier

Evan G. Schmidt

Slave in the Market Area

Maxwell Highsmith

US Marine

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Shields Green John Brown Hank Beaumont Rufus Kelly

The history of the Civil War - Emperor

The history of the Civil War

[man]
The history
of the Civil War - Emperor

[man] The history of the Civil War

It's time for a black man
to tell his own story. - Emperor

It's time for a black man to tell his own story.

You sure there's enough men?It's enough. - Emperor

You sure there's enough men?It's enough.

[men shouting] - Emperor

[grunts] - Emperor

[gunshot reverberates] - Emperor

[gunshot reverberates]

You aren't a slave. - Emperor

You aren't a slave.

You are a prince
of a people - Emperor

You are a prince of a people

Nothing will dent
your will. - Emperor

Nothing will dent your will.

[straining] - Emperor

[grunting] - Emperor

[man]
Go fill up the rest
of that bushel now. - Emperor

[man] Go fill up the rest of that bushel now.

That ain't my problem.
What you telling me for? - Emperor

That ain't my problem. What you telling me for?

Every night,
you go out gambling - Emperor

Every night, you go out gambling

We gonna need to get some
first thing Monday morning - Emperor

We gonna need to get some first thing Monday morning

"Eva, due to her kindheartedness, - Emperor

"Eva, due to her kindheartedness,

I'll be leaving now.
Evening, sir. Ma'am. - Emperor

I'll be leaving now. Evening, sir. Ma'am.

[woman] How are we going
to pay for any seed
without any money? - Emperor

[woman] How are we going to pay for any seed without any mon...

Duvane, we are in trouble,
and if you don't
stop gambling, - Emperor

Duvane, we are in trouble, and if you don't stop gambli...

[woman] We've already lost
everything my father left us. - Emperor

[woman] We've already lost everything my father left us...

[woman reading story] - Emperor

[woman reading story]

[owl hooting][crickets chirping] - Emperor

[owl hooting][crickets chirping]

That man keep gamblin'
the way he is, - Emperor

That man keep gamblin' the way he is,

Oh, is that
what you think?Mm-hmm. - Emperor

Oh, is that what you think?Mm-hmm.

Every time
he steals a book-- - Emperor

Every time he steals a book--

[chuckling] - Emperor

Your plantation
ain't hardly worth - Emperor

Your plantation ain't hardly worth

It ain't. Between Lincoln
and this abolition talk... - Emperor

It ain't. Between Lincoln and this abolition talk...

Go on! Lead! - Emperor

Even for the ones
that don't have a slave
runnin' 'em. - Emperor

Even for the ones that don't have a slave runnin' ...

Better him than a white man
you have to pay. - Emperor

Better him than a white man you have to pay.

-Please.
-Let's be clear. - Emperor

-Please. -Let's be clear.

You lose this,
plantation's mine. - Emperor

You lose this, plantation's mine.

I am the new owner
of this plantation, - Emperor

I am the new owner of this plantation,

Your new overseer
is Mr. Hank Beaumont. - Emperor

Your new overseer is Mr. Hank Beaumont.

Long as you work hard follow me and my men's directions - Emperor

Long as you work hard follow me and my men's directions

Long as you work hard, - Emperor

Long as you work hard,

If'n you don't, - Emperor

If'n you don't,

Now, in order to get
any work done tomorrow, - Emperor

Now, in order to get any work done tomorrow,

[murmuring] - Emperor

Damn nigger told me
the wrong amount of seed
to get at the store. - Emperor

Damn nigger told me the wrong amount of seed to get at the s...

Hank tells me that
we gonna be losing almost - Emperor

Hank tells me that we gonna be losing almost

-And how long you been
helping order the seed?
-Long time. - Emperor

-And how long you been helping order the seed? -Long time.

Hey, come on, now. Come on. - Emperor

Hey, come on, now. Come on.

Well, we want to set
a good example here. - Emperor

Well, we want to set a good example here.

-[sizzling]
-[groaning] - Emperor

-[sizzling] -[groaning]

[sighs] - Emperor

One day soon,
I'm gonna take you - Emperor

One day soon, I'm gonna take you

'Cause my granddaddy,
your great-granddaddy, - Emperor

'Cause my granddaddy, your great-granddaddy,

[chuckles]
Is that really true? - Emperor

[chuckles] Is that really true?

Go on. - Emperor

You sure? Huh?[laughing] - Emperor

You sure? Huh?[laughing]

Hey, hey, hey, now. - Emperor

Hey, hey, hey, now.

[Tommy whimpering] - Emperor

[Tommy whimpering]

And once I put
the ointment on him, - Emperor

And once I put the ointment on him,

No, no, no.
Now, now, Shields,
listen to me. - Emperor

No, no, no. Now, now, Shields, listen to me.

[men laughing] - Emperor

[sniffs]
That boy of yours is
a little troublemaker. - Emperor

[sniffs] That boy of yours is a little troublemaker.

[laughing] - Emperor

[Grady chuckling] - Emperor

[Grady chuckling]

We white folks,
we made in his image. - Emperor

We white folks, we made in his image.

And in God's country, - Emperor

And in God's country,

[gunshot] - Emperor

[gasping] - Emperor

Don't let him get away! - Emperor

Don't let him get away!

[gasps] - Emperor

[man shouting, faint] - Emperor

[man shouting, faint]

[dog barking] - Emperor

-[gunshot]
-[grunts] - Emperor

-[gunshot] -[grunts]

There. Up on the ridge. - Emperor

There. Up on the ridge.

[shouting continues] - Emperor

[shouting continues]

[shouting continues] - Emperor

[shouting continues]

[rapid footsteps] - Emperor

[rapid footsteps]

[coyote howling] - Emperor

[coyote howling]

That's our brother,
and we want to give him
a proper burial. - Emperor

That's our brother, and we want to give him a proper bu...

-What's wrong with you, Sam?
That's our baby brother.
-I'm just saying. - Emperor

-What's wrong with you, Sam? That's our baby broth...

How can you think
about money
at a time like this? - Emperor

How can you think about money at a time like this?

[gun cocks] - Emperor

Now, you take this bunch right here. Look at 'em. - Emperor

Now, you take this bunch right here. Look at 'em.

I'll give you
the same chance
I gave your brother. - Emperor

I'll give you the same chance I gave your brother.

Now, either you can fire
that there rifle... - Emperor

Now, either you can fire that there rifle...

[horse whinnies] - Emperor

[horse whinnies]

I just couldn't believe it.
I couldn't believe they
let him get away like that. - Emperor

I just couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe the...

If I'd been there,
whole different story. - Emperor

If I'd been there, whole different story.

In line, stepping along,
keeping the rows. - Emperor

In line, stepping along, keeping the rows.

If I'd been there
and that nigger went crazy, - Emperor

If I'd been there and that nigger went crazy,

[man] Just don't know
if he got this far. - Emperor

[man] Just don't know if he got this far.

He could've made down
to the Ashley River. - Emperor

He could've made down to the Ashley River.

[conversation continues,
faint] - Emperor

[conversation continues, faint]

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Mark Amin

Writer: Pat Charles, Mark Amin

Production: Sobini Films,Hudlin Entertainment

Genre: biography, drama, history

Year: 2020

MetaScore: 39/100

ImdbRating: 5.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 18 Aug 2020

Awards: 3 nominations

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