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Glory (1989)  link to Glory on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 2746

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IMDb Rating:
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7.9/10 (111.6K votes)

Country: United States, 122 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Drama, War, History, Biography

Director(s): Edward Zwick

Storyline:
Shaw was an officer in the Federal Army during the American Civil War who volunteered to lead the first company of black soldiers. Shaw was forced to deal with the prejudices of both the enemy (who had orders to kill commanding officers of blacks), and of his own fellow officers.

Cast:

Matthew Broderick Col. Robert Gould Shaw
Denzel Washington Pvt. Trip
Cary Elwes Maj. Cabot Forbes
Morgan Freeman Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
Andre Braugher Cpl. Thomas Searles
John Finn Sgt. Maj. Mulcahy
Donovan Leitch Jr. Capt. Charles Fessenden Morse
JD Cullum Henry Sturgis Russell
Alan North Gov. John Albion Andrew
Bob Gunton Gen. Charles Garrison Harker

Medium: Digital Copy,

Location: Red 4TB Drive

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1