Emperor
“Son of kings. Father of revolution.”
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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Cast
16 people
Dayo Okeniyi
Shields Green
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Mark Amin Director · Pat Charles Writer Javier Navarrete Composer
United States release August 18, 2020 · Produced in United States · Production Hudlin Entertainment
Production
Sobini Films
Production
Hudlin Entertainment
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Netherlands · August 18, 2020
Digital
United States · August 18, 2020
Digital
United States
August 18, 2020 · Physical · DVD
Brazil
July 20, 2022 · Digital · VOD
Germany
March 31, 2023 · Physical
Poland
February 22, 2021 · Digital
United Kingdom
March 1, 2021 · Digital
April 5, 2021 · Physical
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