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An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.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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- 3 nominations total
Eric Goins
- James Alcorn
- (as Eric Lee Goins)
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Absolutely brilliant !!
This is a very well done movie with superb acting. I loved the story which did not venture too far from the factual history of the event.
I found the movie authentic in representing this amazing piece oh History.
I found the movie authentic in representing this amazing piece oh History.
I enjoyed it until....
I went into this movie knowing nothing about it so of course I looked up the characters afterward. It's not at all historically accurate. Hollywood thinks we are morons & can't appreciate a true story to be inspiring or entertaining as is, or they're idiots & cant make it to be so without elaborating & fictionalizing. Disrespects the actual characters too imo.
Worst Movie of The Year
Bad script, bad directing and dreadful acting.. Cant think of one good thing to write about on this load of rubbish
Historically inaccurate
Great premise, poor history. Seems like another attempt at "Roots" with invented history, famous characters who may have never been involved. The emperor was hanged 2 weeks after Brown. Oops forgot that it of truth. The reality is good enough, no need to embellish. Remember few actually read history and take movies as historical truths. This dream history brings further discredit on true activities muddying the real history with falsehoods. Ok film. Accurate props.Brown fortified The firehouse, not the armory. Let true history speak, and you will get the same effect with the truth!
Saturday afternoon action adventure film more than a serious history drama
Feels like a Saturday afternoon action adventure revenge tv show instead of a historical drama. The film has pretty good cinematography, location, settings, wardrobe, and a good cast. But the writing is poor. It never digs deep into the main character and the then political situation of the time. All it does it name drops and ads cameos of historical figures. Unfortunately the film is mostly fluff and little substance. It really had a lot of missed potential.
Did you know
- TriviaEmperor (2020) is the directorial debut of long-time producer Mark Amin. He is the founder and CEO of Sobini Films. In addition, Amin served as Vice Chairman of Lionsgate Entertainment.
- GoofsRobert E. Lee led a company of Marines to retake Harper Ferry, with the battle occurring inside the town at a local fire house. The film shows Lee in command of an entire Army regiment and the troops attacking a large fort.
- Quotes
Shields Green: This man will never be a slave, yet he is willing to risk his life and the life of his sons.. so we can be free. No sir. I cannot sit idle while this man fights for me. We can't all fight this war with a pen Mr. Douglas. Some of us best equipped to fight this war with a gun. I think I'll go with the old man.
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- 1h 39m(99 min)
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