Glory (1989 movie)

Glory is a 1989 American war drama movie directed by Edward Zwick.

It is about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, the Union Army's first African-American regiment in the American Civil War.

It stars Matthew Broderick as Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, and Morgan Freeman as fictional members of the 54th.

Glory was nominated for five Academy Awards and won three, including Best Supporting Actor for Washington.

It premiered in limited release in the United States on December 14, 1989, and in wide release on February 16, 1990, making $27 million on an $18 million budget.

A PG rated version of the movie was created by PepsiCo, and given to schools for use in their classrooms. This version contains no blood and an introduction by Montel Williams.

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Category:1989 drama movies
Category:1989 war movies
Category:African-American movies
Category:American war movies
Category:1980s American drama movies
Category:Movies based on books
Category:Movies directed by Edward Zwick
Category:Movies composed by James Horner
Category:1980s English-language movies
Category:Movies featuring a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award-winning performance