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.
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Cary Elwes as Maj. Cabot Forbes Matthew Broderick as Col. Robert Gould Shaw Morgan Freeman as Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
Colonel Robert G. Shaw: Never, question my authority in front of others
Major Forbes: Well I is sorry, mas'sa. You be the boss-man now and all us chill'ins must learn your ways.
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GLORY--starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, and Morgan Freeman--is the true story of the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts, the first black fighting unit recruited by the North during the Civil War. Broderick plays Robert Gould Shaw, the young white officer who led the black soldiers into battle. Shaw, the son of well-to-do abolitionists, hailed from Boston high society. The letters he wrote home to his parents during the war are on display at Harvard, and were, evidently, the inspiration for GLORY.
