An excellent mix of history, drama and cinematography

Rating: 10/10 (24 April 2001)

Glory was the first movie to portray the lives of the common Civil War soldiers and civilians in a realistic mannor. At the same time the movie showed the contribution of black Americans to the war, something that had so sadly been overlooked. Until Glory the Civil War was often used as a backdrop to the story line and history suffered. As a retired soldier of 24 years I was most impressed with Jim Finn's portral of Sergeant Major Mulcahy, that is what a Regular army NCO of the 1860's was like. The movie may have it minor flaws, any movie will, but Glory raised the bar for all following historical movies.