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Glory is a film about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first African-American units in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It stars Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, and Morgan Freeman, and won three Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Washington.
Glory: Directed by Edward Zwick. With Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman. Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Edward Zwick
- 1990-02-16
With junior officer Cabot Forbes (Cary Elwes), Shaw puts together a strong and proud unit, including the escaped slave Trip (Denzel Washington) and the wise...
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- Edward Zwick
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- Matthew Broderick
Glory is a historical drama film about the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first African-American regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The film features Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, and Cary Elwes in the lead roles, and was directed by Edward Zwick.
The saga of the first black fighting unit in America's civil war is an inspiring testament to courage, the human spirit, and the value of freedom.
- 122 min
- 6
During the American Civil War, the Massachusetts Infantry Regiment engages Confederate forces in the bloody Battle of Antietam. Captain Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick) is injured in the battle and assumed lost, but is found alive by a gravedigger named John Rawlins (Morgan Freeman) and sent to a field hospital.
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Jan 12, 1990 · Although it was widely believed at the time that blacks would not make good soldiers and would not submit to discipline under fire, the 54th figured in one of the bloodiest actions of the war, an uphill attack across muddy terrain against a Confederate fort in Charleston, S.C.
