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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 (Matthew Broderick), the son of an .. Read more

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

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Lucas couldn't get studios to support his Red Tails movie
- WENN Newsdesk
- 10 Jan 2012
Movie studio executives turned down the chance to distribute Star Wars creator George Lucas' new war movie Red Tails - because they didn't think the big-budget epic about the heroic African-American Tuskegee Airmen would be a hit overseas. Lucas spent 23 years making the patriotic period movie, which he financed himself, and when it came time to put the film out he couldn't get a major studio to support him because film bosses were convinced the movie would fail to get off the ground... Read more
Top 10 Denzel Washington
- 25 Aug 2010
Cutting his teeth playing historical figures like activist Malcolm X and boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, Denzel has now become almost synonymous with the great Hollywood thriller. Denzel has overcome perceived white audience hostility to interracial screen partnerships and become a true, and truly great, establishment figure. Revisit his best moments in our top 10. His Top 10 Films Glory (1989) The Edward Zwick (Defiance) directed film, Glory, is a dramatic account based on the Battle of... Read more
Top 10 Denzel Washington
- 19 Jan 2010
Glory (1989) The Edward Zwick (Defiance) directed film, Glory, is a dramatic account based on the Battle of Antietam, during the American Civil War. Denzel received critical acclaim and acknowledgement from his peers in the industry for his portrayal of proud slave Trip. He went onto win an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 1990 Academy Awards, marking a significant starting point in Washington’s career. Malcolm X (1992) Producer Marvin Worth acquired the rights to Read more
Stallone to be honoured at Venice Film Festival
- 13 Aug 2009
Hollywood action man Sylvester Stallone will be feted at the upcoming Venice Film Festival with the prestigious Glory to the Filmmaker award. The Rocky star's career as an actor and director will be one of the highlights of the Italian event as his peers celebrate his lengthy career in the movie industry. Organisers have hailed Stallone as a "very original filmmaker" whose projects are "capable of tenderness even when dripping with blood". They add in a statement, "(Stallone's work) has... Read more
Defiance
- 06 Jan 2009
Poland, 1941: Three brothers – the Bielskis – escape a Nazi-ordained massacre at their farm by the skin of their teeth. They hide out in the vast Belarussian forest, while Tuvia (Daniel Craig) waits for a chance to exact his revenge on the collaborators who murdered their parents. Yet to the consternation of his brother Zus (Liev Schreiber) every time Tuvia returns from a recce, he brings more Jewish refugees back with him into the forest. Soon they have a full-scale camp on their... Read more

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  GLORY recounts the bravery of a group of Civil War soldiers often overlooked by history--the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts, a troop of free black men who fought to help win liberty for their enslaved brothers. Based on the historical novels ONE GALLANT RUSH by Peter Burchand and LAY THIS LAUREL by ...

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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 (...