Glory (1989 film)
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| Directed by | Edward Zwick |
| Produced by | Freddie Fields |
| Screenplay by | Kevin Jarre |
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Lay This Laurel by Lincoln Kirstein One Gallant Rush by Peter Burchard |
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| Music by | James Horner |
| Cinematography | Freddie Francis |
| Edited by | Steven Rosenblum |
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Freddie Fields Productions
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| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
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Running time
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122 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $18 million |
| Box office | $26.8 million |
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| Film score by James Horner | |
| Released | November 1, 1990 |
| Length | 43:21 |
| Label | Virgin Records |
Glory is a 1989 American epic war film directed by Edward Zwick and starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes and Morgan Freeman. The screenplay was written by Kevin Jarre, based on the personal letters of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the book One Gallant Rush by Peter Burchard (reissued in 1990 after the movie), and Lay This Laurel (1973), Lincoln Kirstein's compilation of photos of the monument to the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry on Boston Common.
The film is about one of the first military units of the Union Army during the American Civil War to be made up entirely of African-American men (except for its officers), as told from the point of view of Colonel Shaw, its white commanding officer. The regiment is especially known for its heroic actions at Fort Wagner.
The film was nominated for five Academy Awards and won three, including Denzel Washington for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Private Trip. It won many other awards, including from the British Academy, the Golden Globe Awards, the Kansas City Film Critics Circle, Political Film Society, the NAACP, among others.
The film was co-produced by TriStar Pictures and Freddie Fields Productions, and distributed by Tri-Star Pictures in the United States. It premiered in limited release in the U.S. on December 14, 1989, and in wide release on February 16, 1990, making $26,828,365 on an $18 million budget. The soundtrack, composed by James Horner and performed in part by Boys Choir of Harlem, was released on January 23, 1990. The home video was distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. On June 2, 2009, a widescreen Blu-ray version, featuring the director's commentary and deleted scenes, was released.
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