Product Description: No Description Available. Genre: Feature Film-Drama Rating: R Release Date: 1-JAN-2037 Media Type: Blu-Ray
Amazon.com essential video: One of the very best films about the Civil War, this instant classic from 1989 is also one of the few films to depict the participation of African American soldiers in Civil War combat. Based in part on the books Lay This Laurel by Lincoln Kirstein and One Gallant Rush by Peter Burchard, the film also draws from the letters of Robert Gould Shaw (played by Matthew Broderick), the 25-year-old son of Boston abolitionists who volunteered to command the all-black 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Their training and battle experience leads them to their final assault on Fort Wagner in South Carolina, where their heroic bravery turned bitter defeat into a symbolic victory that brought recognition to black soldiers and turned the tide of the war. With painstaking attention to historical detail and richness of character, the film boasts superior performances by Denzel Washington (who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor), Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, and Andre Braugher. Directed by Edward Zwick (cocreator of the TV series thirtysomething), this unforgettable drama is as important as Schindler's List in its treatment of a noble yet little-known episode of history. --Jeff Shannon
Amazon.com: One of the very best films about the Civil War, this instant classic from 1989 is also one of the few films to depict the participation of African American soldiers in Civil War combat. Based in part on the books Lay This Laurel by Lincoln Kirstein and One Gallant Rush by Peter Burchard, the film also draws from the letters of Robert Gould Shaw (played by Matthew Broderick), the 25-year-old son of Boston abolitionists who volunteered to command the all-black 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Their training and battle experience leads them to their final assault on Fort Wagner in South Carolina, where their heroic bravery turned bitter defeat into a symbolic victory that brought recognition to black soldiers and turned the tide of the war. With painstaking attention to historical detail and richness of character, the film boasts superior performances by Denzel Washington (who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor), Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, and Andre Braugher. Directed by Edward Zwick (co-creator of the TV series thirtysomething), this unforgettable drama is as important as Schindler's List in its treatment of a noble yet little-known episode of history. --Jeff Shannon
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: Blu-ray Brand: BRODERICK,MATTHEW EAN: 0043396160941 Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen Item Dimensions:25 Label: Sony Pictures Languages:EnglishOriginal LanguageFrenchOriginal LanguagePortugueseOriginal LanguageSpanishOriginal LanguageEnglishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledPortugueseSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchDubbedPortugueseDubbedSpanishDubbed Manufacturer: Sony Pictures MPN: 16094 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sony Pictures Region Code: 1 Release Date: June 02, 2009 Running Time: 122 minutes Studio: Sony Pictures
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Hats Off To The Massachusetts 54th
Over the past several years that this space has existed I have touted the heroic experiences of the American Civil War pro-Union black volunteer regiment, the Massachusetts 54th Infantry many times. Recently in preparing materials for this space to be posted in honor of Black History Month I noticed that I had not reviewed the subject of this entry, the Oscar-winning film "Glory". I make amends here.
This fictionalized version of the creation of an all black volunteer regiment (at least ... Read More