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Glory (1989)
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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. Director:Edward Zwick |
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| Matthew Broderick | ... | ||
| Denzel Washington | ... | ||
| Cary Elwes | ... | ||
| Morgan Freeman | ... | ||
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Jihmi Kennedy | ... | |
| Andre Braugher | ... | ||
| John Finn | ... | ||
| Donovan Leitch | ... | ||
| JD Cullum | ... |
Henry Sturgis Russell
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Alan North | ... | |
| Bob Gunton | ... | ||
| Cliff De Young | ... |
Col. James M. Montgomery
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| Christian Baskous | ... | ||
| RonReaco Lee | ... | ||
| Jay O. Sanders | ... | ||
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Shaw was an officer in the Federal Army during the American Civil War who volunteered to lead the first company of black soldiers. Shaw was forced to deal with the prejudices of both the enemy (who had orders to kill commanding officers of blacks), and of his own fellow officers. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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Their innocence. Their heritage. Their lives. Nothing would be spared in the fight for their freedom.Parents Guide:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Tempo de Glória See more »Filming Locations:
African-American National Historic Site - 14 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$18,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$63,661 (USA) (17 December 1989) (3 Screens)Gross:
$26,830,000 (USA)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Title Card: Robert Gould Shaw, the son of wealthy Boston abolitionists, was 23 years old when he enlisted to fight in the War Between the States. He wrote home regularly, telling his parents of life in the gathering Army of the Potomac. / These letters are collected in the Houghton Library of Harvard University.
Colonel Robert G. Shaw: Dear Mother, I hope you are keeping well and not worrying much about me. You mustn't think that any of us are going to be killed. They are collecting such a force here, that an attack would be insane. The Massachusetts men passed though here this morning; how grand it is to meet the men from all the States, east and west, ready to fight for their country, as the old fellows did in the Revolution. But this time we must make it a whole country for all who live here, so that all can speak.
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The film depicts the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry training through the Christmas holidays of presumably 1862 (after the September 1862 Battle of Antietam), but the real 54th Massachusetts did not organize until March 1863, and were engaged in their first battle on James Island, South Carolina on 16 July 1863, and then Battery Wagner (the final battle in the film) on 18 July 1863. See more »Goofs
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Pvt. Trip is being brought before Cpt. Shaw for desertion, the beatings of the drum are off. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Title Card: Robert Gould Shaw, the son of wealthy Boston abolitionists, was 23 years old when he enlisted to fight in the War Between the States. He wrote home regularly, telling his parents of life in the gathering Army of the Potomac. / These letters are collected in the Houghton Library of Harvard University.
Colonel Robert G. Shaw: Dear Mother, I hope you are keeping well and not worrying much about me. You mustn't think that any of us are going to be killed. They are collecting such a force here, that an attack would be insane. The Massachusetts men passed though here this morning; how grand it is to meet the men from all the States, east and west, ready to fight for their country, as the old fellows did in the Revolution. But this time we must make it a whole country for all who live here, so that all can speak.
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