Matthew broderick stars as an actual boston brahmin abolitionist, col. Glory is a celebration of a littleknown act of mass courage during the civil war. Although he is cynical and unhappy most of the time, he does offer the most sensible voice out of the group on. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. I need to know the main characters and plot points of the movie glory and i cant find it to watch. Denzel washington, glory remains one of the finest civil war movies. Glory stands as matthew brodericks best performance, but also features great performances from denzel washington, morgan freeman and cary elwes and one of the best conclusions to a war film ever.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing glory 1989 near you. An extremely talented cast and crew earned three academy awards cinematography, sound and supporting actor and five nominations for their work in glory. On one level, glory is a ladsmarchingofftowar movie of the kind that hollywood rarely makes these days. 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. Robert gould shaw broderick stands up to inspire his troops to move up the hill, when he is suddenly shot and killed. 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. This wiki allows anybody to edit or create pages, so we can all create a database for anybody who wants to learn about glory.
The characters in glory never seem less than threedimensional. Shaw, 25 years old and a full colonel, would be leading into battle the 54th massachusetts regiment, one of the first black fighting units to be enlisted in. Glory, a term in christian art for a halo surrounding the whole body of a person glorification, term for the canonization of a saint in the eastern orthodox church glory be to the father, also known as gloria patri, a christian prayer, a doxology or short. See the full list of glory cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The regiment headed by the admirable colonel robert gould shaw, matthew broderick, must overcome an enormous. While seeking refuge at the bottom of a hill under heavy fire, col. Glory the 1989 film glory is a classic civil war film based on the history of the 54th massachusetts volunteer regiment. 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. Civil wars first allblack volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own union army, and the confederates. 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.
Simply put, the heroes involved have been ignored by history due to racism. Glory is a criminally underrated film from 1989 that tells the story of the massachusetts 54th. 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. Denzel washingtons 1989 breakout film is still the best civil. 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 films portrayal of the regiments climactic march. Lindsay andersons hilarious parody of the church, glory. Denzel washington and morgan freeman portrayed soldiers of the 54th massachusetts.
Glory 1989 cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. The story goes that the author of glory, kevin jarre, was walking across. Some were free men from the north, others escaped slaves from the south. With junior officer cabot forbes cary elwes, shaw puts together a strong and proud unit, including the escaped slave trip denzel washington and the wise gravedigger john rawlins morgan. Glory revisited thirty years after it was released film. He was once a slave and carries a great deal of resentment about his country and is one of the only black characters that speaks repeatedly with bitterness. The movie glory 1989 is the first movie in the united states that explains the nations civil war. Glory is, without question, one of the best movies ever made about the american civil war a. Matthew broderick portrays the young bostonian abolitionist col. Those heroes were the allblack members of the 54th regiment of the massachusetts volunteer infantry, headed by col. Has amazing characters and a really good story that was based on a true story at any important time in history.
The 54th massachusetts regiment fight in the battle at fort wagner against the confederate states. Ebert points out that a white man is cast as the lead role when the movie is essentially about a black experience. Glory resurrects its black heroes the new york times. The movie makes use of fiction devices to pass its information and this makes it to be interesting to the audience compared to the other films focusing on the civil war. You may recall the scene where his character, trip the defiant slave. Major cabot forbes was born in 1837 and the childhood friend of colonel robert gould shaw. The true story behind the movie glory community table. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Matthew broderick in glory 1989 morgan freeman in glory 1989 denzel. Glory is a fullout celebration of a littleknown act of mass courage during the civil war. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in glory 1989. Glorybased on the 54th massachusetts volunteer infantry. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Army made up entirely of black soldierstakes place during the civil war.
To put it another way, why does the top billing in this movie go to a. In the film glory trip is one of the most complex, fascinating, and perhaps realistic characters in the film glory. The regiment comprised of freed black men fighting for their country. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Glory glory the 1989 film glory is a classic civil war. The n word is used, as are dated terms such as negro and colored. In 1989, there was but one white actor who possessed the qualities necessary to play emissary and spokesman for all africanamericans. Shaw who takes command of the fiftyfourth, following the emancipation proclamation. Glory wiki is an encyclopedia about everything in the 1989 hit film, glory.
Bobby joe richard thomas to take over the family ministry and sustain the high ratings garnered by his charismatic father. The film focuses on the courage displayed by the first black regiment in the civil war, also known as the fighting fiftyfourth. Robert gould shaw who, though wet behind the ears, doesnt flinch when. Robert gould shaw matthew broderick, the son of an influential abolitionist played by an uncredited. Glory 1989 directed by edward zwick depicts the struggle of the first black regiment and how white men such as colonel robert gould shaw stood with them in their struggle for equity. Robert gould shaw and his brave black regiment by peter burchard 1989, and 2 lay this laurel 1973, a photographic tribute to the civil war sculpture of augustus saintgaudens with text by lincoln kirstein characters in this film that are based on real historical people are robert gould shaw, francis.
Glory the movie i have chosen for extracredit is glory. One of the characters of glory is a mute drummer boy. The kids really enjoy this movie and seeing the heroism of minority soldiers who are. This story of brave black soldiers, is told through the eyes of a white man. Glory 1989 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. And we thank you, father, for your grace, and your many blessings. Haawk for a 3rd party on behalf of immediate music premium. The characters despite many of them being fictional are relatable and believable. All were fighting in a war that would be run by white men to determine the fate of their people, and they did so in the face of. With matthew broderick, denzel washington, cary elwes, morgan freeman. See our topranked characters and read their profiles. Rogers criticism is essentially accurate, even if in 1989 a period satirized so effectively by robert altman with the. Glory is a 1989 american war film directed by edward zwick about the 54th massachusetts.
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