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Dayo Okeniyi (Actor), Ben Robson (Actor), Mark Amin (Director, Producer, Writer) Rated:

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Genre	Drama, Action & Adventure
Format	NTSC, Subtitled
Contributor	Mykelti Williamson, Bruce Dern, Mark Amin, Dayo Okeniyi, Keean Johnson, Ben Robson, Reginald Hudlin, James Cromwell, Naturi Naughton, Cami Winikoff, Harry Lennix, Pat Charles, James Le Gros, Kat Graham See more
Initial release date	2020-08-18
Language	English

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Emperor is inspired by the legend of Shields "Emperor" Green (Dayo Okeniyi), a descendant of African kings turned outlaw slave in the pre-Civil War South. Seeking freedom for his family, Emperor fights his way north, joining the daring raid on Harper's Ferry and helping alter the course of American history. Also starring Kat Graham and Naturi Naughton.

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.39:1
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ D37212538D
Director ‏ : ‎ Mark Amin
Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Subtitled
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 40 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ August 18, 2020
Actors ‏ : ‎ Dayo Okeniyi, Ben Robson, James Cromwell, Kat Graham, Keean Johnson
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ Spanish
Producers ‏ : ‎ Reginald Hudlin, Cami Winikoff, Mark Amin
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Studio ‏ : ‎ Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08BD9CTSP
Writers ‏ : ‎ Pat Charles, Mark Amin
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Compelling Story Inspired by Actual Events

Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2020

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Based upon the life of escaped slave Shields Green, Emperor is a film about an African-American man who escaped from slavery in the Southern United States and fought for abolition of slavery just before the Civil War. Packed with momentum, both heartbreaking and inspiring, I found the film very entertaining!

The notation that a film is "inspired by" or "based upon" a person or event disclosures that the work was sparked by a true fact, but the film is fiction and made for entertainment. I enjoyed this film and it caused me to read more about the the real people and events upon which the story was based!

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Silvia

Great, somewhat Fictional Account of Shield Green

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2020

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I really enjoyed this film, because it depicted the suffering of slavery and the life of runaway slaves. But it also included the Quakers and John Brown's ultimate sacrifice for his ideals at Harper's Ferry. The film is well paced and well acted for the most part. It did not mean to be a documentary and I believe it is not necessary to split hairs over every fact. It does give us a sense of the period, its actors and some events. If one wishes to learn all the facts, I recommend a documentary. The film created a narrative that reflected the period of time just before the Civil War.

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Thomas Harrison Jr.

Great ending.... Nice movie....Movie is not accurate.

Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2020

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I appreciate the reviews on this movie by Greg Artzner to explain the real history of this story. Sometimes in life events occurred out badly or sadly for our black American hero’s who fought for the freedom of black people. For my heart it was good to see a happy ending. I do respect and honor the bravery of the real hero’s who gave their life to spark the fight for freedom for all blacks in America. It’s up to all Americans to read the history of America there is so much history of black heroes who fought and gave their lives for the United States that are left out of the history books.

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A Different Hero's Story

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2020

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A pre-civil war story of a legend. Not long after the action filled opening scene the hero experiences a personal tragedy. While on his journey to the north and evading capture by a bounty hunter, he encounters other runaway slaves, abolitionists along the Underground Railway including Frederick Douglass and an abolitionist who suffers great personal loss. The hero joins the abolitionist militia with a personal goal in mind. He achieves his goal bringing the story to a joyous ending. There is a lot more to this movie's plot but I am careful not to give to much away, because it is well worth your time to see it for yourself.

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BobBoylston

Worth watching

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2021

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Thanks to Greg Artzner for his top-rated pan of this movie and for spoiling the ending for everyone. Not really, although he is correct that the acting is uninspired, the dialogue is worse, and the historical accuracy is practically non-existent. However, assuming one can get past the slaves' living in neat, attractive and clean cottages and dressing in new, clean clothes and walking around the main house unattended and talking forcefully to Massuh and communicating with each other in vernacular that sounds like it's straight out of a recent blaxploitation film and John Brown and Lt. Col. Robert E. Lee discussing the Declaration of Independence, I think the subject matter is still valuable and the movie is worth watching when you need to decompress. It's a pretty mindless movie and won't challenge you intellectually too strenuously.

I strongly urge every American to visit Harper's Ferry and nearby Antietam (Sharpsburg). The scenery is beautiful and both sites can be visited and fully enjoyed in a single day. Doing so gave this visitor a much better feel for the heavy price paid on both sides - the patriots in their efforts to preserve the Union and, eventually, to free the slaves and the traitors in their efforts to preserve an economy based upon the forced labor of 'Other' under the cover of false religious teachings.

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DLE

This is an awesome movie

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2020

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This is an awseome movie. Prior to this movie, I never heard of Shields Green but thanks to this movie and the superb acting; I know he lived, loved and had passion for his freedom. I know his story ended differently than the movie. However, he lives because of your movie. I truley hope that we never forget John Brown, his sons and his men. It's a great reminder of how far we have come and how far have we have to go as a country. I wonder what they would think of our world. God bless them all!

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Spirit Free

Refreshing to see this Warrior's story on film

Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2020

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Shield's Green story is truly fascinating to me. Just as we thank God for the scholars, wet nurses, mid wives, teachers, herbalists, doctors, scientists, black smiths etc. we cannot forget the "Fighters". Everyone had a great part to play in regards to the ending of slavery.
Shield's Green ~AKA~ "The Emperor" was truly extraordinary. It was so refreshing to learn of his journey and how he was a piece of the beginning that eventually led to the Civil War. In my opinion, the film was well done.

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BRILLIANTLY ORCHESTRATED.

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2021

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Reggie Hudlin YES. YES. YES. #Bravo #WellDone #Empowered
An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.
#primevideo #Amazon
A MUST SEE. YOUR CHILDREN MUST BE EMPOWERED. They must understand that we come from a "strong" people. THAT WE ARE POWERFUL not broken nor weak.
This ain't your regular slave movie. WATCH.

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