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Glory (1989)

R12/15/1989Drama, History, War2h 2m

Their innocence. Their heritage. Their lives.

Overview

Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Matthew Broderick

    Col. Robert Gould Shaw

  2. Cast 1

    Denzel Washington

    Pvt. Trip

  3. Cast 1

    Cary Elwes

    Maj. Cabot Forbes

  4. Cast 1

    Morgan Freeman

    Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins

  5. Cast 1

    Jihmi Kennedy

    Pvt. Jupiter Sharts

  6. Cast 1

    Andre Braugher

    Cpl. Thomas Searles

  7. Cast 1

    John Finn

    Sgt. Maj. Mulcahy

  8. Cast 1

    Donovan Leitch

    Capt. Charles Fessenden Morse

  9. Cast 1

    JD Cullum

    Henry Sturgis Russell

**An excellent film that deserves to be revisited and brought back from oblivion.** For me, as a historian, this film couldn't be more interesting. It's not your average war movie, with soldiers running and shooting, and heroism spilling over from bloody deaths. It is much sharper and deeper because it talks about a topic that is treated with excessive ease when talking about the American Civil War: racism. And it's a shame that it's another relatively forgotten film these days. Really, if we think about it and are faithful to the mentality of the time, it cannot be said that the Civil W...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$18,000,000.00

Revenue $26,800,000.00

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