Emperor (2020)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 2020-08-18
- Genres: History, War, Drama, Western
- Runtime: 1h 39m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 100 votes
Directed by Mark Amin.
Top cast
- Dayo Okeniyi as Shields Green
- Bruce Dern as Levi Coffin
- James Cromwell as John Brown
- Kat Graham as Delores
- Ben Robson as Luke McCabe
- Naturi Naughton as Sarah Green
- Paul Scheer as Duvane Henderson
- Keean Johnson as Rufus Kelly
- M.C. Gainey as Randolph Stevens
- Mykelti Williamson as Truesdale
Where to watch Emperor
- United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Icon Film Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Rakuten TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Plex, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- Canada: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
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