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Glory

  • 19891989
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  • 2h 2m
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Glory (1989)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
137K
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POPULARITY
2,662
348
    • Edward Zwick
  • Writers
    • Kevin Jarre(screenplay)
    • Lincoln Kirstein(book "Lay This Laurel")
    • Peter Burchard(book "One Gallant Rush")
  • Stars
    • Matthew Broderick
    • Denzel Washington
    • Cary Elwes
    • Edward Zwick
  • Writers
    • Kevin Jarre(screenplay)
    • Lincoln Kirstein(book "Lay This Laurel")
    • Peter Burchard(book "One Gallant Rush")
  • Stars
    • Matthew Broderick
    • Denzel Washington
    • Cary Elwes
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 494User reviews
    • 73Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
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    • Won 3 Oscars

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    Matthew Broderick
    Matthew Broderick
    • Col. Robert Gould Shaw
    Denzel Washington
    Denzel Washington
    • Pvt. Trip
    Cary Elwes
    Cary Elwes
    • Maj. Cabot Forbes
    Morgan Freeman
    Morgan Freeman
    • Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
    Jihmi Kennedy
    • Pvt. Jupiter Sharts
    Andre Braugher
    Andre Braugher
    • Cpl. Thomas Searles
    John Finn
    John Finn
    • Sgt. Maj. Mulcahy
    Donovan Leitch Jr.
    Donovan Leitch Jr.
    • Capt. Charles Fessenden Morse
    • (as Donovan Leitch)
    JD Cullum
    • Henry Sturgis Russell
    • (as John David Cullum)
    Alan North
    Alan North
    • Gov. John Albion Andrew
    Bob Gunton
    Bob Gunton
    • Gen. Charles Garrison Harker
    Cliff De Young
    Cliff De Young
    • Col. James M. Montgomery
    • (as Cliff DeYoung)
    Christian Baskous
    • Edward L. Pierce
    RonReaco Lee
    RonReaco Lee
    • Mute Drummer Boy
    Jay O. Sanders
    Jay O. Sanders
    • Gen. George Crockett Strong
    Richard Riehle
    Richard Riehle
    • Quartermaster
    Daniel Jenkins
    Daniel Jenkins
    • 'A' Company Officer
    Michael Guess
    • 'A' Company Soldier
    • (as Michael Smith Guess)
      • Edward Zwick
    • Writers
      • Kevin Jarre(screenplay)
      • Lincoln Kirstein(book "Lay This Laurel")
      • Peter Burchard(book "One Gallant Rush")
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    • Trivia
      The Civil War reenactors who took part in the film did so voluntarily and without pay.
    • Goofs
      In real life, the 54th Massachusetts didn't accept runaway slaves because Gov. Andrew wanted it to be an elite unit. Nearly all of the men could read and write. One private was a doctor.
    • Quotes

      [Trip and Searles are about to fight when Rawlins steps in]

      Rawlins: Look, goddamn it! The whole world gotta stomp on your face?

      Trip: Nigger, you better get your hands off me!

      Rawlins: Ain't no niggers around here! Understand?

      Trip: Oh, I see, so the white man give you a couple a stripes, and suddenly you start hollerin' and orderin' everybody around, like you the massa himself! Nigger, you ain't nothin' but the white man's dog!

      [He starts to walk away, Rawlins stops him and slaps him]

      Rawlins: And what are you? So full of hate you want to go out and fight everybody! Because you've been whipped and chased by hounds. Well that might not be living, but it sure as hell ain't dying. And dying's been what these white boys have been doing for going on three years now! Dying by the thousands! Dying for *you*, fool! I know, 'cause I dug the graves. And all this time I keep askin' myself, when, O Lord, when it's gonna be our time? Gonna come a time when we all gonna hafta ante up. Ante up and kick in like men. LIKE MEN! You watch who you call a nigger! If there's any niggers around here, it's YOU. Just a smart-mouthed, stupid-ass, swamp-runnin' nigger! And if you not careful, that's all you ever gonna be!

    • Alternate versions
      The newly released Region 2 edition dvd contains two deleted scenes.
      • While on guard duty, Trip (Denzel Washington) shoots dead what he believes to be a confederate soldier, only to discover he has killed a 15 year old "apple-picker".
      • On the morning of the final battle, (the storming of Ft. Wagner) Major Forbes (Cary Elwes) is visited in his tent by Colonel Shaw. Major Forbes beleives he is going to die and does not want to take part in the assault.
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    9/10
    Emotional experience
    There are few military films which allow us, the viewer, to explore our feelings and emotions on the total war experience. Glory, Patton, The Longest Day, explore and create great emotional value. Many more try to cash in on our emotional appeal as a commodity. Yeah, we'll watch Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan, The Patriot, Black Hawk Down, etc.,, and i hate to blasphemy these good, visually effective movies, but Glory is not out to exploit those senses. I love a good blow up movie, except not the actual movie BlowUP. Regards to Antonioni.

    Now take two anti-scenes as i like to call them. Denzel getting whipped. Kills me every time, those eyes of his, staring at Col. Shaw. Hate filled. The other "colored" soldiers are standing around watching not in acceptance as soldiers, but in acceptance as a sort of slave to the union. And we're wondering, will they be upset. Will the black soldiers try to leave again. Will they rise up in anger. There is a not only misunderstanding between the officers and the enlisted, but an absolute distrust. The officers are equal to the slave owners.

    My anit-scene is much later in the film. The soldiers have gathered around a fire and are praying to God, before battle. No imagery, just total emotion. Praising the Lord they know. Asking and praying, But not a single dissent about serving in the white man's army now. The have formed a proud military unit. Something most of us will never understand. And there is my emotional experience. Something i never imagined was part of the Civil War. The truth is I am compelled to feel too many emotions while watching this film. I would recommend this to anyone. and especially to those in the south.
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      • February 16, 1990 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Savannah, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • TriStar Pictures
      • Freddie Fields Productions
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    • 2 hours 2 minutes
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