The Civil War masterpiece Glory return to theaters today through Fathom to mark the film’s 30th anniversary. Directed by Edward Zwick off a screenplay by Kevin Jarre, the Tristar Pictures release presented in soaring fashion the true story of the 54th Massachusetts, the first all-black volunteer regiment to fight as Union soldiers. A white officer, Col. Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick), lead the outsider band that included Pvt. Trip (Denzel Washington), Sgt. Major John Rawlins (Morgan Freeman), Pvt. Jupiter Sharts (Jihmi Kennedy), and Cpl. Thomas Searles.
The film won three Oscars, including a best supporting actor trophy for Washington that instantly elevated him to a whole new strata in Hollywood. Deadline sat down recently with Zwick to reflect on the cinematic and cultural legacy of the landmark Civil War epic.
The film won three Oscars, including a best supporting actor trophy for Washington that instantly elevated him to a whole new strata in Hollywood. Deadline sat down recently with Zwick to reflect on the cinematic and cultural legacy of the landmark Civil War epic.
- 7/24/2019
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
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