Glory
Glory is a celebration of a little-known act of mass courage during the US Civil War, the heroes involved have been ignored by history due to racism. Those heroes were the all-black members of the 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, headed by Col. Robert Gould Shaw.
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January 06, 2010
A visceral, astounding war film, intelligently told.
June 05, 2008
A stirring and long overdue tribute to the black soldiers who fought for the Union cause in the Civil War.
January 23, 2003
Glory is, without question, one of the best movies ever made about the American Civil War.
June 30, 2009
one of the great war films and perhaps the greatest film ever made about the American Civil War
December 15, 2010
Excellent Civil War movie for mature teens.
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.
February 09, 2007
A pretty watchable and always interesting period film, well photographed by English cinematographer Freddie Francis.
January 06, 2010
Exceptionally well-rendered and emotive war drama.
August 09, 2007
Still one of the best war epics ever made, with all around fantastic performances...
May 20, 2003
This is a good, moving, complicated film.
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]
June 24, 2006
The stark clarity of Freddie Francis' cinematography combined with Zwick's intimate style evokes immediacy and fear.
