Glory / TriStar Pictures presents ; a Freddie Fields production, an Edward Zwick film ; directed by Edward Zwick ; screenplay by Kevin Jarre ; produced by Freddie Fields.

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Based on the true story of the first black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War. Robert Gould Shaw and Cabot Forbes are two idealistic young Bostonians that lead the regiment; Sergeant Major John Rawlins is the inspiration who unites the troops; Private Trip is a runaway slave who joins...

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Uniform Title:	Glory (Motion picture) Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author:	Horner, James (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Tri-Star Pictures Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Fields, Freddie (Producer) Jarre, Kevin (Screenwriter) Zwick, Edward (Director) Broderick, Matthew, 1962- (Actor) Washington, Denzel, 1954- (Actor) Elwes, Cary, 1962- (Actor) Freeman, Morgan (Actor) Kennedy, Jihmi (Actor) Braugher, Andre (Actor) De Young, Cliff (Actor) Francis, Freddie, 1917-2007 (Photographer) Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863 Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996 Burchard, Peter
Language:	English French Chinese Korean Portuguese Spanish Thai
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English (Dolby 5.1) or French (surround) dialogue, with optional Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish or Thai subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published:	[Culver City, Calif.?] : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [2006]
Edition:	Special edition.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Shaw, Robert Gould, > 1837-1863 > Drama. United States. > Army > African American troops > Drama. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > African Americans > Drama. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories > Drama. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Battlefields > Drama. Estados Unidos > Historia > Guerra de Secesión, 1861-1865 > Teatro. Afronorteamericanos > Estados Unidos > Teatro. Civil War, 1861-1865 > United States > Race relations > Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. War > Feature. Historical > Feature. Feature films. War films. Historical films.
Genre:	Drama. Teatro. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. War Historical Feature films. War films. Historical films. Feature.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (approximately 124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	Based on the true story of the first black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War. Robert Gould Shaw and Cabot Forbes are two idealistic young Bostonians that lead the regiment; Sergeant Major John Rawlins is the inspiration who unites the troops; Private Trip is a runaway slave who joins the regiment.
Note:	Based on the letters by Robert Gould Shaw; based on the books "Lay this Laurel" by Lincoln Kirstein and "One Gallant Rush" by Peter Burchard. Originally released as a motion picture in 1989. Special features: Disc 1: Director's audio commentary; picture-in-picture video commentary featuring edition Zwick, Morgan Freeman & Matthew Broderick; Disc 2: Documentary "The true story of 'Glory' continues" narrated by Morgan Freeman; "Voices of 'Glory'" featurette; original featurette; deleted scenes; bonus previews; talent files. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CP6 D0075010 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: R.
Awards:	Academy Awards, 1990: Best Supporting Actor (Denzel Washington) ; Best Cinematography (Freddie Francis) ; Best Sound (Donald O. Mitchell, Gregg Rudloff, Elliot Tyson, Russell Williams II).
ISBN:	1424832365 9781424832361
Credits:	Director of photography, Freddie Francis ; editor, Steven Rosenblum ; music, James Horner ; production designer, Norman Garwood.
System Details:	DVD (disc 1), region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, remastered in high definition. DVD (disc 2), region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby surround.
Cast:	Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, Jihmi Kennedy, Andre Braugher, Cliff DeYoung, Alan North, Peter Michael Goetz, Bob Gunton, Jay O. Sanders.