Emperor, Briarcliff Entertainment presents ; a Sobini Films production ; in association with Hudlin Entertainment ; a film by Mark Amin ; produced by Reginald Hudlin, Cami Winikoff, Mark Amin ; story by Mark Amin ; screenplay Pat Charles and Mark Amin ; directed by Mark Amin
Type
Label
Emperor, Briarcliff Entertainment presents ; a Sobini Films production ; in association with Hudlin Entertainment ; a film by Mark Amin ; produced by Reginald Hudlin, Cami Winikoff, Mark Amin ; story by Mark Amin ; screenplay Pat Charles and Mark Amin ; directed by Mark Amin
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence throughout, language including racial epithets, and some disturbing images
Main title
Emperor
Responsibility statement
Briarcliff Entertainment presents ; a Sobini Films production ; in association with Hudlin Entertainment ; a film by Mark Amin ; produced by Reginald Hudlin, Cami Winikoff, Mark Amin ; story by Mark Amin ; screenplay Pat Charles and Mark Amin ; directed by Mark Amin
Runtime
100
Summary
Inspired by the legend of Shields 'Emperor' Green, 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
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
Genre
Subject
- DVD-Video discs.
- Drama
- History
- Descriptive video service (DVS)
- Green, Shields, 1836?-1859 -- Drama
- 1859
- West Virginia + Harpers Ferry
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History -- John Brown's Raid, 1859 -- Drama
- Fugitive slaves
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Drama
- United States
- Free African Americans -- Drama
- John Brown's Raid, (Harpers Ferry, West Virginia :, 1859)
- Free African Americans
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor14
- Genre7
- Subject17
- DVD-Video discs.
- Drama
- History
- Descriptive video service (DVS)
- Green, Shields, 1836?-1859 -- Drama
- 1859
- West Virginia + Harpers Ferry
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History -- John Brown's Raid, 1859 -- Drama
- Fugitive slaves
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Drama
- United States
- Free African Americans -- Drama
- John Brown's Raid, (Harpers Ferry, West Virginia :, 1859)
- Free African Americans
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- Composer1
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