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Glory
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Glory is a 1989 American war and historical drama film directed by Edward Zwick and written by Kevin Jarre. The cast includes Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, and Morgan Freeman. Produced by Freddie Fields Productions and TriStar Pictures, the film was distributed by TriStar Pictures and is available on Netflix. It runs for 122 minutes and was released in the United States on December 15, 1989.
Set during the American Civil War in 1862 and 1863, the narrative takes place in Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, and South Carolina. The main subjects include slavery in the United States, racism, and the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. James Horner composed the music, while Freddie Francis served as director of photography and Steven Rosenblum as film editor.
The film received the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, and Best Sound, along with a National Board of Review Top Ten Films award. It was also nominated for Best Film Editing and Best Production Design. With a budget of $18,000,000, it generated $26,800,000 in revenue. IMDb lists its rating as 7.8 based on 152,888 votes, while TMDb reports a vote average of 7.477 from 1,801 votes.
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Film · TMDB
7.5Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
Cast
- Matthew Broderick as Col. Robert Gould Shaw
- Denzel Washington as Pvt. Trip
- Cary Elwes as Maj. Cabot Forbes
- Morgan Freeman as Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
- Jihmi Kennedy as Pvt. Jupiter Sharts
- Andre Braugher as Cpl. Thomas Searles
Themes
- based on true story
- racism
- battle
- union soldier
- confederate soldier
- american civil war
- 19th century
- early america
- african american history
- american history
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Edward Zwick
- Screenplay by
- Kevin Jarre
- Based on
- Lay This Laurel , by Lincoln Kirstein One Gallant Rush , by Peter Burchard
- Produced by
- Freddie Fields
- Starring
- Matthew Broderick Denzel Washington Cary Elwes Morgan Freeman
- Cinematography
- Freddie Francis
- Edited by
- Steven Rosenblum
- Music by
- James Horner
- Production company
- Freddie Fields Productions
- Distributed by
- Tri-Star Pictures
- Release date
- December 15, 1989 ( 1989-12-15 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 122 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $18 million
- Box office
- $27 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Glory is a 1989 American epic historical war drama film directed by Edward Zwick about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the Union Army's earliest African American regiments in the American Civil War. It stars Matthew Broderick as Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the regiment's commanding officer and Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, and Morgan Freeman as fictional members of the 54th. The screenplay by Kevin Jarre was based on the books Lay This Laurel (1973) by Lincoln Kirstein and One Gallant Rush (1965) by Peter Burchard and the personal letters of Shaw. The film depicts the soldiers of the 54th from the formation of their regiment to their heroic actions at the Second Battle of Fort Wagner.
Glory was produced by Freddie Fields Productions and distributed by Tri-Star Pictures in the United States. It premiered in limited release in the United States on December 15, 1989, and in wide release on February 16, 1990, grossing $27 million worldwide on an $18 million budget. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards and won three, with Washington winning Best Supporting Actor in addition to receiving the corresponding Golden Globe, while Freddie Francis was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography. The film won awards from the Kansas City Film Critics Circle, the Political Film Society, and the NAACP Image Awards.
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