Synopsis
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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Cast
- Matthew BroderickCol. Robert Gould Shaw
- Denzel WashingtonPvt. Trip
- Cary ElwesMaj. Cabot Forbes
- Morgan FreemanSgt. Maj. John Rawlins
- Jihmi KennedyPvt. Jupiter Sharts
- Andre BraugherCpl. Thomas Searles
- John FinnSgt. Maj. Mulcahy
- Donovan LeitchCapt. Charles Fessenden Morse
- JD CullumHenry Sturgis Russell
- Bob GuntonGen. Charles Garrison Harker
- 90
Los Angeles Times
An eloquent, heart-tugging Civil War epic about the first black infantry regiment to march off to battle for the Union. And epic is the word. Not since John Ford has a film maker created such dramatic large-scale Civil War battle scenes in a major theatrical film. - 90
Time Out
Voice-over narration makes effective use of the real-life Shaw's correspondence, but in terms of authenticity the battle sequences are truly impressive. Marching across open fields amid cannon-shot, or plunging into hand-to-hand combat, the stark clarity of Freddie Francis' cinematography combined with Zwick's intimate style evokes immediacy and fear. - 89
Austin Chronicle
This stirring historical re-creation depicts the experiences of America's first unit of black soldiers in the Civil War and the young Northerner who leads them. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
Glory is a strong and valuable film no matter whose eyes it is seen through. - 80
TV Guide Magazine
Richly plotted, alternately inspiring and horrifying, Glory is an enlightening and entertaining tribute to heroes too long forgotten. - 80
Empire
Exceptionally well-rendered and emotive war drama. - 80
The New York Times
Glory is celebratory, but it celebrates in a manner that insists on acknowledging the sorrow. This is a good, moving, complicated film. - 80
Time
It is the movie's often awesome imagery and a bravely soaring choral score by James Horner that transfigure the reality, granting it the status of necessary myth.