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Glory (1989)
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One of the very best films about the Civil War, this instant classic from 1989 is also one of the few films to depict the participation of African American soldiers in Civil War combat. Based in part on the books Lay This Laurel by Lincoln Kirstein and One Gallant Rush by Peter Burchard, the film also draws from the letters of Robert Gould Shaw (played by Matthew Broderick), the 25-year-old son of Boston abolitionists who volunteered to command the all-black 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Their training and battle experience leads them to their final assault on Fort Wagner in South Carolina, where their...
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Glory Movie Review by Jarrod  (1/9/2008) |
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One of the recurring problems I had with Edward Zwick's 'Glory' is the way it chose to tell its story predominantly through the eyes of Robert Gould Shaw (Broderick), the commander of the 54th Massachusetts, the first black battalion to serve in the Union army. However, the movie, arguably the best of all Civil War...
(complete Glory review by Jarrod)
There have been a few movies that have thet theme of men struggling in
battle against insurmountable or impossible odds. I recall Errol Flynn
in "The Charge of the Light Brigae," or Mel Gibson in "Braveheart," or
the new "300" in theaters now. "Glory" is another such movie with the
Oscar-winning Denzel Washington. That...
(complete Glory review by B Movie Ben)
| Glory Movie Review by Chris (7/7/2008) |
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Based on the letters of Colonel Robert G. Shaw. 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...
(complete Glory review by Chris)
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