| − | '''''Glory''''' is an historical drama about [[Robert Gould Shaw]], a white [[New England]]er moved by his [[abolitionist]] sentiments to join the [[Union]] forces in the {{hl|American|Civil War}}. Promoted to [[colonel]], he is put in charge of an experimental all-black [[regiment]] of [[Massachusetts]] volunteers. His two best friends go with him (a white [[officer]] [[Cary Elwis]] and a black [[professor]] of [[literature]]<ref>He is an expert in the New England [[Transcendentalists]].</ref>), and the rules of military life strain his friendship with both. | + | '''''Glory''''' is an historical drama about [[Robert Gould Shaw]], a white [[New England]]er moved by his [[abolitionist]] sentiments to join the [[Union]] forces in the {{hl|American|Civil War}}. Promoted to [[colonel]], he is put in charge of an experimental all-black [[regiment]] of [[Massachusetts]] volunteers. His two best friends go with him (a white [[officer]] named Cabot Forbes and Thomas Searles, a black [[professor]] of [[literature]]<ref>He is an expert in the New England [[Transcendentalists]].</ref>), and the rules of military life strain his friendship with both. |
| − | Among the film's strongest performances are [[Denzel Washington]]'s portrayal of the tough-talking private who is whipped for [[desertion]] after leaving camp to find shoes; and [[Morgan Freeman]], promoted to [[sergeant major]] because of his initiative in getting shoes for the poorly shod men. | + | The movie starred Matthew Broderick as Shaw, Cary Elwes as Forbes, [[Denzel Washington]] as Trip and [[Morgan Freeman]] as the gravedigger John Rawlins. It was filmed in 1989 and was directed by Edward Zwick. |