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Glory (1989) -- Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
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15 December 1989 (USA) more
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Their innocence. Their heritage. Their lives. Nothing would be spared in the fight for their freedom.
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Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates. full summary | add synopsis
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Won 3 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 10 nominations more
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An excellent film, a wonderful score. more (292 total)

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122 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

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With the exception of Shaw, none of the primary characters are based on real people in the 54th. more
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Factual errors: At the end of the movie, when the 54th is marching onto the beach preparing to assault Fort Wagner, about a dozen cannon are present, with limbers directly behind them. In reality, limbers, which contain large amounts of ammunition, were usually kept about 50 yards behind the gun. That way, if a limber was struck by an enemy shell, it wouldn't explode and destroying nearby artillerymen, cannons, and other limbers. Caissons, in the Civil War period, carried 2 replacement limbers and would be found much farther removed from the pieces firing. more
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Cpl. Thomas Searles: Its not true is it? I mean about not being allowed to fight. The men are living for that day. I know I am. more
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23 out of 34 people found the following comment useful.
An excellent film, a wonderful score., 9 December 1998
Author: Brendan Mark Gat from Malta

Seeing Glory for the first time only a couple of years ago, and then only because I knew of James Horner's wonderful soundtrack to it, I was immediately impressed. The film itself shocked me (in a positive way), the cinematography is wonderful, and all the acting is top-notch, even if Matthew Broderick does seem a little too weak sometimes, and does not totally convince when his role asks for assertiveness. But apart from these little glitches, the whole film is a wonderful, poignant piece of work. The whole atmosphere one can breathe is wonderful,(and like in "Saving Private Ryan", one really does care for the soldiers portrayed). James Horner's wonderful score is a great asset to this film. If only more movies were like this!

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