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Movie
description |
-Denzel
Washington
-Matthew
Broderick
-Morgan
Freeman
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.
Portions
of
this
page
Copyright
1948-2006 Muze
Inc.
and
Muze
Europe
Ltd.
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