Glory
Their innocence. Their heritage. Their lives.
Their innocence. Their heritage. Their lives.
Drama, History, War
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1989
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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.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
122 min
Release date:
15 Dec 1989
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$18,000,000
Revenue:
$26,828,365
Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. 14 wins & 18 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
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.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
6 Jan 2010
fresh:
A stirring and long overdue tribute to the black soldiers who fought for the Union cause in the Civil War.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
5 Jun 2008
fresh:
A pretty watchable and always interesting period film, well photographed by English cinematographer Freddie Francis.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
9 Feb 2007
fresh:
This is a good, moving, complicated film.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Glory is, without question, one of the best movies ever made about the American Civil War.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
23 Jan 2003