Glory
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.
23 December 1920, The Bronx, New York, USA
15 November 1945, Santa Monica, California, USA
8 February 1955, Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA
12 February 1945, Los Angeles, California, USA
16 August 1967, London, England, UK
4 July 1975, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
29 January 1936, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
6 August 1954, Detroit, Michigan, USA
8 May 1944, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1 March 1930, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1 June 1937, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
30 September 1952, New York City, New York, USA
November1956, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
30 October 1961, San Diego, California, USA
June 30, 2009
one of the great war films and perhaps the greatest film ever made about the American Civil War
June 10, 2009
In its broad strokes, Glory gets at the spirit of a group of previously unsung black heroes, and the filmmaking is of a high caliber. [Blu-ray]
August 09, 2007
Still one of the best war epics ever made, with all around fantastic performances...
January 06, 2010
Exceptionally well-rendered and emotive war drama.
June 24, 2006
The stark clarity of Freddie Francis' cinematography combined with Zwick's intimate style evokes immediacy and fear.
December 15, 2010
Excellent Civil War movie for mature teens.
May 20, 2003
This is a good, moving, complicated film.
June 05, 2008
A stirring and long overdue tribute to the black soldiers who fought for the Union cause in the Civil War.
January 06, 2010
A visceral, astounding war film, intelligently told.
February 09, 2007
A pretty watchable and always interesting period film, well photographed by English cinematographer Freddie Francis.
January 23, 2003
Glory is, without question, one of the best movies ever made about the American Civil War.
January 06, 2010
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.
