Parents need to know that glory is a 1989 movie about the 54th massachusetts regiment, the first allafricanamerican volunteer company to fight in the civil war. Glory is a celebration of a littleknown act of mass courage during the civil war. From dreamworks pictures and legendary filmmaker steven spielberg comes an epic film that chronicles the untold story of the final four months of the man regarded as americas greatest president. Glory is een amerikaanse film uit 1989, geregisseerd door edward zwick. With a really good 1860s look, glory is a biblical moral lesson about overcoming racism through reconciliation, not rebellion or revenge, set in the context of history that we all need to see. Matthew broderick is believed to be related to robert shaw, the character he played in the film. The n word is used, as are dated terms such as negro and colored. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in glory 1989.
In large part because of the film, there has been a greater awareness of the importance of african american soldiers in the civil war. He made his directorial debut with the antiapartheid film bopha. This story of brave black soldiers, is told through the eyes of a white man. Glory is a glorious film, telling the littleknown story of one of the first allblack regiments in the civil war and the regiments commanding officer, col. A movie rated r for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the pg rating. The credits following the movie ran a full ten minutes and were shipped to theaters on a separate reel. Edward zwicks film glory is one of the bestknown screen depictions of the american civil war. And we thank you, father, for your grace, and your many blessings. Privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers statistics cookie statement mobile view wikimedia foundation. Robert gould shaw leads the us civil wars first allblack volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own union army and the confederates. Glory is a 1989 american war film directed by edward zwick.
The patriot, like glory, while inaccurate in its historical details, distills the essence of the nobility, sacrifice, and suffering necessary to found and keep such a republic. It is the story of the 54 th massachusetts regiment, one of the first africanamerican units, from its creation to its first major action. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. This topic is thoroughly discussed in the 1989 film glory, and although the majority of glorys main characters were completely fictional and the 54th regiment was composed mostly of educated freedmen rather than the ragtag bunch of runaway slaves that were depicted in the movie, the film. Directed by 1 writing credits 4 cast 62 produced by 5 music by 1. Maltin, 411 there are many elements that contribute to the success of a film. But the scene highlights an oftforgotten fact about the civil war. The film does a lot of tweaking of the facts, but none of it is egregious and all of it advances the.
The film won three oscars, including denzel washington for bestsupporting actor. Portions of the 1989 civil war movie drama, glory, were filmed on glory boardwalk on jekyll island. Edward zwicks glory 1989, a civil war historical drama starring matthew broderick, denzel washington, and morgan freeman, is especially memorable for its attention to physical detail the cinematography and production design are both breathtaking. My husband went to high school with the film s director, ed zwieck, just to add a personal note. Released in theaters on december 15, 1989, the same day as family business. Glory beach is a section of jekyll islands beach just south of south. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing glory 1989 near you. With matthew broderick, denzel washington, cary elwes, morgan freeman. Denzel washington and morgan freeman portrayed soldiers of the 54th massachusetts. Horner composed thirty one motion picture scores from 1979 to 1989. Major cabot forbes was born in 1837 and the childhood friend of colonel robert gould shaw.
Mackubin thomas owens is professor of strategy and force planning at the naval war college in newport, ri, and an adjunct fellow of the ashbrook center. Glory quizzes there are 29 questions on this topic. Rent glory 1989 starring matthew broderick and denzel washington on dvd and bluray. Glory 1989 original trailer matthew broderick, morgan freeman and denzel washington star in the true story of americas first black regiment, the 54th massachusetts voluntary infantry. The regiment comprised of freed black men fighting for their country. I need to know what the historical facts are in the movie glory. Film facts for the 1989 drama movie starring matthew broderick, denzel washington, cary elwes more cast. Specific incidents of racism by officers were invented for the movie, but the overall tone is correct. It stars matthew broderick as colonel robert gould shaw, the regiments commanding officer, and denzel washington, cary elwes, and morgan freeman as fictional members of the 54th. Glory 18 movie clip the battle of antietam 1989 hd. Robert gould shaw matthew broderick, the son of an influential abolitionist played by an uncredited.
Rogers criticism is essentially accurate, even if in 1989 a period satirized so effectively by robert altman with the. Summary and glory captures the heroism of colonel robert gould shaw and the first black regiment in the civil war, the massachusetts fighting fiftyfourth. Army made up entirely of black soldierstakes place during the civil war. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. The screenplay was written by kevin jarre, based on the personal letters of colonel robert gould shaw, the novel one gallant rush by peter burchard and lay this laurel and lincoln kirsteins. Glorystill from the feature film glory 1989, which starred matthew broderick centre as colonel robert gould shaw.
It is not only the first feature film to treat the role of black soldiers in the. Glory is a 1989 american war film directed by edward zwick about the 54th massachusetts infantry regiment, the union armys second africanamerican regiment in the american civil war. Simply put, the heroes involved have been ignored by history due to racism. Film critics wrongly feared lees film was a call to revolution and would cause and incite similar responses from black urbandwellers. See the article in its original context from december 14, 1989, section c, page 15 buy reprints. The true story behind the movie glory community table. Featuring an all star ensemble cast led by academy award. Even if it were not for that development, glory would still be a memorable motion picture. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1989 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. The story goes that the author of glory, kevin jarre, was walking across boston common one day when he noticed something about a civil. Get the scoop on the movie glory with fun facts, interesting trivia, youtube gems and behindthescenes information in our tribute to glory. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Glory is a powerful picture that succeeds at telling a great story due to the fact that edward zwick is a great director, and all his films are wonderful, but glory is by far one of his finest. What the film glory got right about the american civil war and. An extremely talented cast and crew earned three academy awards cinematography, sound and supporting actor and five nominations for their work in glory. Glory boardwalk is located next to the jekyll island soccer complex. I will put glory into a few wordsthis is what every war movie strives to be. Bruce beresford drugstore cowboy 1989, 100 minutes, d. Movies dg this category is for questions and answers related to glory, as asked by users of. Glory is a great film for mature, discerning christians. A third oscar nomination came for his soulful turn as a convict in the shawshank redemption 1994. Glorybased on the 54th massachusetts volunteer infantry. Glory has become one of the most frequently shown motion pictures in high schools.
Glory is a 1989 american war film directed by edward zwick about the 54th massachusetts. Private trip would not have been flogged because it was outlawed by the union. Civil wars first allblack volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own union army, and the confederates. Robert gould shaw matthew broderick is offered command of the united states first allafricanamerican regiment, the 54th. Matthew broderick, morgan freeman, denzel washington and cary elwes all starred in this movie. Matthew broderick in glory 1989 morgan freeman in glory 1989 denzel. This topic is thoroughly discussed in the 1989 film glory, and although the majority of glory s main characters were completely fictional and the 54th regiment was composed mostly of educated freedmen rather than the ragtag bunch of runaway slaves that were depicted in the movie, the film.
Glory 1989 cast and crew following the battle of antietam, col. Met matthew broderick, denzel washington en morgan freeman. Financial analysis of glory 1989 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Glory 1989 live action wiki fandom powered by wikia. What the film glory got right about the american civil war. Glory regiment attacks fort wagner, 150 years ago history. That all changed, however, when their exploits were immortalized in the 1989 movie glory starring denzel washington, morgan.
Oorlog historisch film geregisseerd door edward zwick. When robert returned from the battle of antietam, he accepted an opportunity to be colonel of the allblack 54th massachusetts infantry regiment and wanted cabot to be major. The brutality and the chaos glory, directed by edward. But zwicks story, which is based on real events, also deals with the plight of africanamerican troops during the war between. Glory 1989 cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Glory combines the best cinematography, sound, score, and acting to create a moving representation of this portion of u. Glory was inspired by screenwriter kevin jarres viewing of augustus saintegaudens memorial to the 54 th massachusetts regiment in boston. The american film, glory of 1989 is based on the true historical story, of the 54th massachusetts volunteer infantry, as seen through the eyes of the commanding officer robert gould shaw a white officer during the american civil war. I saw glory twice at the theater when it was first released in 1989, amazed to see an actual period film, something that seemed increasingly rare, and thrilled to see a work honor such unsung heroism in american history. Those heroes were the allblack members of the 54th regiment of the massachusetts volunteer infantry, headed by col.
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