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| Category | Blu-ray DVDs, Dramas Movies, Action/Adventure Videos, Action, Recommended, Essential Cinema, Military, Epic, Race Relations, Big Battles, Civil War, Black Heritage | | Starring | Denzel Washington, Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, Andre Braugher, Donovan Leitch, Jr. | | Director | Edward Zwick | | Composer | James Horner |
Widescreen; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack Spanish; English Subtitles; Spanish Subtitles; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re; Blue Ray HD-DVD Director Edward Zwick's GLORY follows the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts, a troop of free black men who fought for freedom during the Civil War. When a wealthy white Bostonian takes charge of the unit, he faces the challenge of earning their respect and support as he prepares the soldiers for battle.
GLORY recounts the bravery of a group of Civil War soldiers often overlooked by history--the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts, a troop of free black men who fought to help win liberty for their enslaved brothers. Based on the historical novels ONE GALLANT RUSH by Peter Burchand and LAY THIS LAUREL by Lincoln Kirstein and the letters of Robert Gould Shaw, the film follows the youthful Colonel Shaw (Matthew Broderick) as he takes responsibility for readying these soldiers for battle. Shaw, a privileged young Boston Brahman, finds the job harder than expected because many of the men balk at taking orders from him. Private Trip (Denzel Washington) is especially resistant to Shaw's leadership, but over time the two come to an understanding as they endure the hardships of the war. On July 18, 1863, Shaw volunteers the 54th for the honor of leading the charge against Ft. Wagner, a mission that means almost certain death, with Trip carrying the regiment's colors into battle. This gritty and realistic vision of the horrors of war is a moving and critical examination of a lost piece of history. Beautifully shot and triumphantly acted (by a cast that also includes Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, and Andre Braugher), director Edward Zwick's film serves as a tribute to the courage and selfless bravery of the black soldiers of the Civil War. Theatrical release: December 15, 1989.
Filmed on various locations in Massachusetts and Georgia.
There is a monument to the 54th Infantry in the Boston Commons, sculpted by Augustus Saint-Goudens.
Black soldiers, in fact, had a difficult time enlisting in the Northern army, which at first did not welcome them; when the Unionists finally changed their mind, African Americans often responded to the earlier slight by refusing to join. Of the 186,107 black soldiers in the Union army, 37,300 died; many of them were front-line men in the most dangerous positions. Seventy-five years after the Civil War, during World War II, many blacks still fought in segregated regiments.
GLORY features the first screen appearance of Andre Braugher.
Screenwriter Kevin Jarre has a cameo as a Connecticut soldier.
Jane Alexander has a cameo as Shaw's (Matthew Broderick) mother.
Donovan Leitch Jr. is the son of musician Donovan.
Edward Zwick, the director of GLORY, was the cocreator, with Marshall Herskovitz, of television's THIRTYSOMETHING and ONCE AND AGAIN Glory Reviews: "...Spectacular choreography..."
-- John Pym, Sight and Sound "...Beautifully acted, pageantlike....[The] cast is superior....This is a good, moving, complicated film..."
-- Vincent Canby, New York Times "...GLORY is an eloquent, heart-tugging Civil War epic....Remarkable as a period piece and for Freddie Francis's vivid cinematography....Splendid..."
-- Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times "...A clutch of undeniably moving performance..."
-- Dan Jolin, Total Film Glory | List Price | $28.95 (You save $5.66) | | Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 1989 | | All Time Sales Rank |  67317  | | CD Universe Part number | 7348210 | | Catalog number | 16094 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 02, 2009 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Running Time | 122 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled |
Glory Movie Review  Awesome
My favorite Civil War movie evr! Matthew Brodewick is amazing! Glory is a must see and must be watched again and again! Great film1
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Best movie of all time
One of the GREATEST movies EVER I was on the egde of my seat the entire time. This movie was inspiration Morgan Freeman was amazing. It shows the courage of African Americans when in the face of freedom.
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This review is for a different format. Best movie of all time
One of the GREATEST movies EVER I was on the egde of my seat the entire time. This movie was inspiration Morgan Freeman was amazing. It shows the courage of African Americans when in the face of freedom.
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This review is for a different format. Breathtaking!!!
The climax of this movie was breathtaking, awesome, the background music slowly builds to a crescendo!!! Probably the second best Civil War movie after Gettysburg. A must see!!!
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This review is for a different format.  no good
it was wack i fell asleep in school
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Glory DVD Blu-ray Disc Features:
Package Note: Region ABC
Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.85
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - Spanish
Dolby True HD 5.1 - English
Dubbed - French, Portuguese, Spanish - Optional
Subtitles - Chinese, English, English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes: Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary
Documentary: Documentary: The True Story of Glory Continues Narrated by Morgan Freeman
Making Of: Original Theatrical Making-of Featurette
Featurette: The Voices of Glory
Interactive Features:
BDLive: BD Live Enabled
Virtual Battlefield - Civil War Guide Map
The heart-stopping story of the first black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War, GLORYstars Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes and Morgan Freeman. Broderick and Elwes are the idealistic young Bostonians who lead the regiment; Freeman is the inspirational sergeant who unites the troops; and Denzel Washington, in an Oscar(r) - winning performance (1989, Best Supporting Actor), is the runaway slave who embodies the indomitable spirit of the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts.
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