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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

[gasps] - Emperor

Things here open up, gonna be able to see him if he's down there. - Emperor

Things here open up, gonna be able to see him if he's...

I can't stay here. - Emperor

I can't stay here.

You ain't out there to rob me, I ain't liable to hurt you, neither. - Emperor

You ain't out there to rob me, I ain't liable to...

I was, uh,
headed to Greensboro. - Emperor

I was, uh, headed to Greensboro.

You must've
got me confused
with somebody else. - Emperor

You must've got me confused with somebody else.

Yeah, but don't you worry.
Your secret's safe with me. - Emperor

Yeah, but don't you worry. Your secret's safe with...

But if you come with me,
I can help you find a place - Emperor

But if you come with me, I can help you find a place

Also get some food
in your belly - Emperor

Also get some food in your belly

Oh, he-- he away
with family out west. - Emperor

Oh, he-- he away with family out west.

It'd just be nice
if you could live through it. - Emperor

It'd just be nice if you could live through it.

Emperor. [chuckling] - Emperor

Emperor. [chuckling]

[chuckles] - Emperor

This ain't a hotel.
Anyone find out about this,
we gonna be in trouble. - Emperor

This ain't a hotel. Anyone find out about this, we gonn...

Now, Delores, - Emperor

Yeah, but it's enough
to get you some lashes - Emperor

Yeah, but it's enough to get you some lashes

[chuckling] - Emperor

[chuckling] - Emperor

Way I see it, - Emperor

Sorry. - Emperor

Anything else you need? - Emperor

Anything else you need?

Because of me,
because of what I did, - Emperor

Because of me, because of what I did,

Come on. Open it up. - Emperor

Come on. Open it up.

-[Sarah screams]
-[gasping] - Emperor

-[Sarah screams] -[gasping]

You worth too much money
to just let you walk away. - Emperor

You worth too much money to just let you walk away.

Now, you and me
gonna sit right here
and wait for your master. - Emperor

Now, you and me gonna sit right here and wait for your maste...

That reward money for you
is gonna buy me my freedom. - Emperor

That reward money for you is gonna buy me my freedom.

Take Truesdale's horse.
Go on, now, go. - Emperor

Take Truesdale's horse. Go on, now, go.

Randolph's
murderous nigger - Emperor

Randolph's murderous nigger

You're damn right.
This is liable to
lead to a rebellion. - Emperor

You're damn right. This is liable to lead to a rebellio...

That's just what we need
with all this
abolition talk up north. - Emperor

That's just what we need with all this abolition talk u...

Do you think folks in Boston
care any more about slaves
than we do? - Emperor

Do you think folks in Boston care any more about slaves than...

I'm not destroying
any more of my property. - Emperor

I'm not destroying any more of my property.

You all may be
in the business
of casting blame, - Emperor

You all may be in the business of casting blame,

Gentlemen, Adel,
Mr. Luke McCabe, - Emperor

Gentlemen, Adel, Mr. Luke McCabe,

This nigger is rampaging
the countryside, - Emperor

This nigger is rampaging the countryside,

A thousand dollars?
[scoffs] - Emperor

A thousand dollars? [scoffs]

Well, the way I figure,
it's not about one slave. - Emperor

Well, the way I figure, it's not about one slave.

The longer he keeps it up, - Emperor

The longer he keeps it up,

[Adel] I'll give you $100.
Not a dime more. - Emperor

[Adel] I'll give you $100. Not a dime more.

But if we're gonna be
spending that much money, - Emperor

But if we're gonna be spending that much money,

[cork pops][sniffs] - Emperor

[cork pops][sniffs]

Shields. You knew him? - Emperor

Shields. You knew him?

That man
escaped your plantation - Emperor

That man escaped your plantation

He just about run things
around here
till Hank come along. - Emperor

He just about run things around here till Hank come along.

Just a way for a bunch
of nigger-lovers to-- - Emperor

Just a way for a bunch of nigger-lovers to--

[chattering] - Emperor

If anybody knows,
it's him.[whimpering] - Emperor

If anybody knows, it's him.[whimpering]

Well, Henry, - Emperor

All you gotta do
to get this here noose
off your neck - Emperor

All you gotta do to get this here noose off your neck

[sobbing] - Emperor

[church bell tolling] - Emperor

[church bell tolling]

-[gunshot]
-[woman screaming] - Emperor

-[gunshot] -[woman screaming]

-I can shoot.
-[gunfire continues] - Emperor

-I can shoot. -[gunfire continues]

[horse whinnies]What in the world? - Emperor

[horse whinnies]What in the world?

Mm-hmm.[exhales] - Emperor

Mm-hmm.[exhales]

Boy, I got the whole South
chasing me.
I'm already an outlaw. - Emperor

Boy, I got the whole South chasing me. I'm already an o...

[groans] - Emperor

[grunting] - Emperor

[groans] - Emperor

I can't wait to see my face
on a wanted poster. - Emperor

I can't wait to see my face on a wanted poster.

You could've left me
and took the cash,
but you didn't. - Emperor

You could've left me and took the cash, but you didn�...

Hey, now.
You gonna make it out. - Emperor

Hey, now. You gonna make it out.

Hush. I'll put it back
soon as Tommy read it for us. - Emperor

Hush. I'll put it back soon as Tommy read it for us.

It say he rob a bank.A bank? - Emperor

It say he rob a bank.A bank?

They couldn't catch him.
He got away. - Emperor

They couldn't catch him. He got away.

I just need you
to point me
to the next station. - Emperor

I just need you to point me to the next station.

You're not just
a runaway slave anymore.
You're a symbol. - Emperor

You're not just a runaway slave anymore. You're a ...

And they're not gonna stop
until they make you pay. - Emperor

And they're not gonna stop until they make you pay.

And your escape,
and your escapades, - Emperor

And your escape, and your escapades,

Are putting
your own people, - Emperor

Are putting your own people,

You've gotta go
to Harpers Ferry. - Emperor

You've gotta go to Harpers Ferry.

An abolitionist - Emperor

An abolitionist

But now the rumor has it
he's headed here
with a militia, - Emperor

But now the rumor has it he's headed here with a militi...

We have reason to believe - Emperor

We have reason to believe

You mind if we come on in
and have ourselves a look? - Emperor

You mind if we come on in and have ourselves a look?

When I tell you, - Emperor

When I tell you,

God-- - Emperor

Round these parts,
colored folks ain't allowed
to possess firearms. - Emperor

Round these parts, colored folks ain't allowed to posse...

Well, now, that'd be
mighty hypocritical of us
considering... - Emperor

Well, now, that'd be mighty hypocritical of us consider...

I needs to ask you a favor. - Emperor

I needs to ask you a favor.

I know who you is.
You're John Brown. - Emperor

I know who you is. You're John Brown.

These are two of my sons,
Oliver and Watson. - Emperor

These are two of my sons, Oliver and Watson.

If you've done half
of what they say
you've done, - Emperor

If you've done half of what they say you've done,

We'll march
on Harpers Ferry - Emperor

We'll march on Harpers Ferry

Foolhardy, yes, - Emperor

Foolhardy, yes,

When we strike, - Emperor

When we strike,

You're risking your life
and the lives of your sons. - Emperor

You're risking your life and the lives of your sons.

But your optimism is
a luxury afforded to you
by the color of your skin. - Emperor

But your optimism is a luxury afforded to you by the color o...

If you go through
with this, - Emperor

If you go through with this,

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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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