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Glory Details

1989

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Starring	Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman
Director	Edward Zwick
Genres	Drama

Glory

Glory is a celebration of a little-known act of mass courage during the Civil War. Simply put, the heroes involved have been ignored by history due to racism. Those heroes were the all-black members of the 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, headed by Col. Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick), the son of an influential abolitionist (played by an uncredited Jane Alexander). Despite the fact that the Civil War is ostensibly being fought on their behalf, the black soldiers are denied virtually every privilege and amenity that is matter of course for their white counterparts; as in armies past and future, they are given the most menial and demeaning of tasks. Still, none of the soldiers quit the regiment when given the chance. The unofficial leaders of the group are gravedigger John Rawlins (Morgan Freeman) and fugitive slave Trip (Denzel Washington), respectively representing the brains and heart of the organization. The 54th acquit themselves valiantly at Fort Wagner, SC, charging a fortification manned by some 1,000 Confederates. Glory was based on Lincoln Kirstein's Lay This Laurel and Peter Burchard's One Gallant Rush; the latter book was founded on the letters of Col. Robert Gould Shaw, the real-life character played by Matthew Broderick. The film won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for co-star Denzel Washington, and additional statuettes for Best Cinematography (Freddie Francis) and Sound Recording.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Starring	Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, Donovan Leitch, Andre Braugher
Director	Edward Zwick
Studio	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 57 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 2 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English Blu-ray: English
Dubbed	None
Hearing-impaired	None
Subtitles	DVD: None Blu-ray: Dutch, Hindi, Norwegian, Finnish, French, German, English, Danish, Swedish, Arabic, Turkish
Released	Production year: 1989 To Rent: DVD: 19 Jun 2000 Blu-ray: 17 Aug 2009

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- Glory heralds the bravery of the American Civil War's first black fighting unit. Most of the emphasis has gone into... read more on Time Out
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  Very Close To 5 Stars
  
  A film that follows the story about the the first ever black regiment in the US Army as it battles in the American Civil War.
  
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  Very good film which kept us interested all the way through. I would not hesitate to rent, sit back and enjoy.
  
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  Glory Be
  
  I'm a sucker for the American Civil War but this one is above average, and average is always pretty good.
  
  The acting and action leaves nothing to... read more »
  
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  bask in glory
  
  Seen this film before but i had to see it again.We were talking about films at work one day and i mentioned this .A couple of workmates rented it and said it ... read more »
  
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  Glory is a celebration of a little-known act of mass courage during the Civil War. Simply put, the heroes involved have been ignored by history due to racism. Those heroes were the all-black members of the 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, headed by Col. Robert Gould Shaw (...