Emperor (2020 film)

Emperor
Emperor
	Film poster
Directed by	Mark Amin
Screenplay by	Pat Charles; Mark Amin;
Story by	Mark Amin
Produced by	Reginald Hudlin; Cami Winikoff; Mark Amin;
Starring	Dayo Okeniyi; Ben Robson; James Cromwell; Kat Graham; Keean Johnson; James Le Gros; Harry Lennix; Naturi Naughton; Mykelti Williamson; Bruce Dern;
Cinematography	Jeremy Rouse
Edited by	Asaf Eisenberg
Music by	Javier Navarrete
Production; companies	Sobini Films; Hudlin Entertainment;
Distributed by	Briarcliff Entertainment
Release date	August 18, 2020;
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Emperor is a 2020 American historical drama film directed by Mark Amin (in his directorial debut) and written by Amin and Pat Charles. The film stars Dayo Okeniyi, James Cromwell, Kat Graham, and Bruce Dern.^[1]^[2] It is based on the true story of Shields Green, an African American slave nicknamed "Emperor", who escaped to freedom and participated in abolitionist John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry.

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^ Debruge, Peter (August 15, 2020). "'Emperor' Review: A Runaway Slave Joins the Raid on Harpers Ferry in Forgotten Tale of Black Heroism". Variety.