Glory
by Edward Zwick
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Actor: Cary Elwes, Denzel Washington, Jihmi Kennedy, Matthew Broderick, Morgan FreemanDirector: Edward Zwick
Brand: Sony
Producer: Freddie Fields
Producer: P.K. Fields
Producer: Pieter Jan Brugge
Writer: Kevin Jarre
Writer: Lincoln Kirstein
Writer: Peter Burchard
Writer: Robert Gould Shaw
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 122 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-01-20
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Reviews of Glory
DVD Review: Great movie bad strategies
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a great movie. The cast was amazing. Sets, direction. Everything was great but when the troops would go into battle I kept thinking what horrible field strategies they were. It was like the troops were just marching into the line of fire. I have read a little about american history but I have not read about this battle (yet) but I find it hard to believe that the strategies of the north for this battle was this stupid. DVD Review: Very Good
Summary: 4 Stars
Enjoyed this film very much. Since I have read more I see where some things are not totally accurate but overall it is an excellent film.DVD Review: "If I should fall remember what you see here"
Summary: 5 Stars
'Glory' is a extremely well made and moving film about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. Matthew Broderick pretty much plays his role of a lifetime in the film and is a great Robert Gould Shaw. The other actors also do fine work. Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, and Cary Elwes are all very excellent also. The battle scenes are done in a very gritty manner and bring some of the brutality of the Civil War to life.
I wish some real historical characters besides Shaw could have been depicted in the movie. Sgt. William Carney comes to mind. He won the Medal of Honor for bringing off the 54th's flag from Fort Wagner. I wish this could have been depicted in some way.
The beginning and ending of the film are very well made and really anchor the movie in greatness. The music is also excellent and worthy of mention.
The Special Edition DVD brings very good picture and sound plus good commentary tracks, documentaries on the real 54th, and deleted scenes. Really a great disc overall.
Highly recommended!
DVD Review: A must own
Summary: 5 Stars
I cannot help but laugh at those who feel that this movie is "historically inaccurate" because they combined characters and changed minor events for the sake of drama. It's a movie, not a history lesson, and those people are sadly missing the point. The laughable notion is that this somehow how to do with a liberal viewpoint, as if the notion that black men fought and died for something they believed in didn't actually happen.
The movie is relatively flawless, it avoids melodrama when it could've fell into it, and despite being twenty years old, it doesn't look nearly as dated as other war movies. The movie, despite it's slight changing of minor facts for the sake of telling a true story, captures the spirit and courage required of them to overcome both adversity and their own limitations.
DVD Review: glory-blu ray disc
Summary: 4 Stars
Great movie . Sad that other video places do not carry the older titles on blu ray when they come out.
Description of Glory
Broderick and Elwes are the idealistic young Bostonians who lead the regiment: Freeman is the inspirational sergeant who united the troops: and Denzel Washington is the runaway slave who embodies the indomitable spirit of the 54th regiment of massachusetts.One of the finest films ever made about the American Civil War, Glory also has the honor of being the first major Hollywood film to acknowledge the vital contribution of African American soldiers to the country's historic struggle. Based on the books Lay This Laurel, by Lincoln Kirstein, and One Gallant Rush, by Peter Burchard, and the wartime letters of Robert Gould Shaw, the film tells the story of the 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, an all-black unit comprising Northern freemen and escaped slaves. Under the command of Shaw (played by Matthew Broderick), the 54th served admirably in battle until they made their ultimate demonstration of bravery during the almost suicidal assault on the Confederate Fort Wagner in Charleston, South Carolina, on July 18, 1863. Glory achieves its powerful impact by meticulously setting up the terrible conditions under which these neglected soldiers fought, and by illuminating the tenacity of the human spirit from the oppression of slavery to the hard-won recognition of battlefield heroism. Although Denzel Washington deservedly won an Oscar for his supporting role as a runaway-slave-turned-soldier, Glory faced some tough competition at the 1989 Academy Awards (against popular hits like Driving Miss Daisy and Dead Poets Society) and was shut out of nearly all the major categories. Since then, it's been duly recognized by historians and critics as a classic film of its genre. --Jeff Shannon
One of the very best films about the Civil War, this instant classic from 1989 is also one of the few films to depict the participation of African American soldiers in Civil War combat. Based in part on the books Lay This Laurel by Lincoln Kirstein and One Gallant Rush by Peter Burchard, the film also draws from the letters of Robert Gould Shaw (played by Matthew Broderick), the 25-year-old son of Boston abolitionists who volunteered to command the all-black 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Their training and battle experience leads them to their final assault on Fort Wagner in South Carolina, where their heroic bravery turned bitter defeat into a symbolic victory that brought recognition to black soldiers and turned the tide of the war. With painstaking attention to historical detail and richness of character, the film boasts superior performances by Denzel Washington (who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor), Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, and Andre Braugher. Directed by Edward Zwick (co-creator of the TV series thirtysomething), this unforgettable drama is as important as Schindler's List in its treatment of a noble yet little-known episode of history. --Jeff Shannon
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