Glory

Name: Glory
Genre: History, War
Released: 1989-12-15
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, Jihmi Kennedy

Their innocence. Their heritage. Their lives.

122 min15 December 1989EN 7.5

History War

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.

Budget: $18,000,000Box Office: $26,800,000

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Viewer Opinions (8)

Pamela Wilson@pamela29473 opinions · User since 2014

★★★★★ 9.5

What really stands out is that the kind of drama that stays with you for days. The visual language of this film is extraordinary. …

9 May 1991User Review

kevin2019@kevin2019

★★★★★ 10.0

They have contributed to putting a tremendous film on screen which looks suitably authentic and the battle scenes once more reaffirm how futile war always is, especially when you look across sand dunes without question littered with the broken corpses of dead soldiers. The price they are prepared to pay on our behalf should deeply humble each one of us. …

21 November 2025VerifiedUser Review

Key Crew

Director of Photography
Freddie Francis

Original Music Composer
James Horner

Director
Edward Zwick

Producer
Freddie Fields

Screenplay
Kevin Jarre

What Viewers Say

CinemaSerf

Rawlins (a powerful effort from Morgan Freeman), Pte. Trip (Denzel Washington) as well as by Major Forbes (Cary Elwes) who is the Colonel’s long term ally and friend. It might actually be Elwes who delivers better here as at least his persona has some more strength and elements of conflict to it.

Elizabeth Anderson

What really stands out is that the music is forgettable, unfortunately. I have to admit the pacing could have been tighter. I gotta be honest, a deeply moving experience.