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Emperor

Son of kings. Father of revolution.

2020 · PG-13 · 1h 39m

Directed by Mark Amin

7.6

TMDB audience score
101 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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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Play trailer: EMPEROR | Official Trailer | In Theatres March 20

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Cast

  • Dayo Okeniyi
    Shields Green

  • Bruce Dern
    Levi Coffin

  • James Cromwell
    John Brown

  • Kat Graham
    Delores

  • Ben Robson
    Luke McCabe

  • Naturi Naughton
    Sarah Green

  • Paul Scheer
    Duvane Henderson

  • Keean Johnson
    Rufus Kelly

  • M.C. Gainey
    Randolph Stevens

  • Mykelti Williamson
    Truesdale

  • Harry Lennix
    Frederick Douglas

  • Nicholas Logan
    Gunther Bowman

  • Brad Carter
    Grady

  • Trayce Malachi
    Tommy

  • Dorothy Steel
    Slave

  • Patrick Roper
    Hank Beaumont