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Glory

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Glory
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R,2hrs 2min
Genre:
War
Released:
January 1, 1989
Director:
Edward Zwick
Distributor:
Columbia TriStar
Starring:
Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman  ...more
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Costello, AMG Review
Edward Zwick's account of the experience of a group of African-Americans who served in combat during the Civil War is a rousing display of pageantry. The film was based partly on the letters of Col. Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick), the commander of the all-black 54th Regiment of the Massachussetts Volunteers, a unit formed to test the widely doubted ability of black troops to serve in combat. ... Full Review
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Matthew Broderick
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Denzel Washington
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Morgan Freeman
John Rawlins
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