| Record Number |
876257 |
| Title |
Emperor [videorecording]. |
| Publisher/Date |
[Australia] : Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia, [2021] |
| Pagination etc. |
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Contents note |
"Inspired by a true legend"--Container. |
| At foot of container title: Son of kings. Father of revolution. |
| Creation Note |
Produced by Reginald Hudlin, Cami Winikoff, Mark Amin ; story by Mark Amin ; screenplay Pat Charles and Mark Amin ; directed by Mark Amin ; costume designer, Amy Andrews Harrell ; music by Javier Navarrette ; film editor, Asaf eisenberg ; production designer, Richard Hoover ; director of photography, Jeremy Rouse. |
| Performer note |
James Cromwell, Kat Graham, Bruce Dern, Ben Robson, Keean Johnson, Mykelti Williamson, M.C. Gainey, Dayo Okeniyi, Naturi Naughton, Harry Lennix, Paul Scheer. |
| Summary Note |
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 note |
Censorship classification: MA15+ |
| Language note |
English. [CC] English Captions (Descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired) |
| Subject - Name |
Green, Shields -- Drama |
| Subject |
Free African Americans -- Drama |
| Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Drama |
| Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History -- John Brown's Raid, 1859 -- Drama |
| Feature films. |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Added Author |
Amin, Mark film director,
screenwriter,
film producer. |
| Charles, Pat screenwriter. |
| Hudlin, Reginald film producer. |
| Winikoff, Cami film producer. |
| Okeniyi, Dayo, 1988- actor. |
| Cromwell, James actor. |
| Graham, Katerina, 1989- actor. |
| Dern, Bruce actor. |
| Robson, Ben actor. |
| Shelf Location |
DVD F EMPE |
