Glory
When wounded Union officer Robert Gould Shaw takes command of the pioneering 54th Massachusetts—America’s first Black fighting unit—he must forge a disciplined force capable of confronting fierce prejudice and a Confederate vow to execute any captured black soldier, risking his men’s lives to prove their bravery can turn the tide of the Civil War.
“Their innocence. Their heritage. Their lives.”
Synopsis
Robert Gould Shaw led the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, facing prejudices from both his own Union army and the Confederates.
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A crew of 75+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Steven RosenblumShot by Freddie FrancisScored by James HornerDesigned by Norman Garwood
Box Office
1989 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.5× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$26.8M
Opening weekend: $64K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Peak 3 theaters
Re-release box office
- 2019435 theaters
- $234K($303K today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
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Cast & Crew
75 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Matthew Broderick
as Col. Robert Gould Shaw
Denzel Washington
as Pvt. Trip
Cary Elwes
as Maj. Cabot Forbes
Morgan Freeman
as Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
Jihmi Kennedy
as Pvt. Jupiter Sharts
Andre Braugher
as Cpl. Thomas Searles
John Finn
as Sgt. Maj. Mulcahy
Donovan Leitch Jr
as Capt. Charles Fessenden Morse
Donovan Leitch
as Capt. Charles Fessenden Morse
Jd Cullum
as Henry Sturgis Russell
Alan North
as Gov. John Albion Andrew
Bob Gunton
as Gen. Charles Garrison Harker
Supporting cast
53Cliff Deyoung
as Col. James M. Montgomery
Christian Baskous
as Edward L. Pierce
Ronreaco Lee
as Mute Drummer Boy
Jay O Sanders
as Gen. George Crockett Strong
Richard Riehle
as Quartermaster
Peter Michael Goetz
as Francis George Shaw
Mark Margolis
as 10th Connecticut Soldier
Jane Alexander
as Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw
Paul Desmond
as 10th Connecticut Soldier
Rodger Williamson
as Union Cavalryman
Michael Wayne Thomas
as Soldier
Raymond St Jacques
as Frederick Douglass
Ted Rupel
as Soldier
Roger Ragland
as Cavalry Officer
Alejandro De Quesada
as Confederate / Union Soldier
Shane Pinson
as Confederate Soldier
Larry Peterson
as Union Officer
Bill Nunn
Matthew Murdzak
as Captain
Barry J Miller
as Union / Confederate Soldier
William Mathis
as Union Soldier
Rick Leisenring
as Union Officer
Jay Lance
as Union Soldier
Kevin Jarre
as 10th Connecticut Soldier
Kevin R Hershberger
as Confederate Soldier
Rachel Lea Grundfast
as Ellen Shaw
Gary O Crane
as Union Cavalry
Sheila Cochran
as Home dweller
Bill Chemerka
as Confederate Officer
Carla Brothers
as Charlotte Forten
Frank Blair
as Darian Farmer
Joseph Alex
as Re-Enactor Core Group and Company A
Richard Wright
as 10th Connecticut Soldier
Michael Fowler
as 10th Connecticut Soldier
Tom Barrington
as 10th Connecticut Soldier
Peter Grandfield
as 10th Connecticut Soldier
Mark A Jones
as 54th Soldier
Saundra Dunson Franks
as Black Woman
Joan Riordan
as White Woman
Bob Minor
as Contraband Soldier
Raymond Godshall Jr
as Dr. Charles G. Thorpe
Marc Gowan
as Dr. William B. Rogers
Dan Biggers
as Minister
Keith Noble
as Short Contraband
Afemo Omilami
as Tall Contraband
Randell Haynes
as Paymaster
Mark A Levy
as Bigoted Soldier
Ethan Phillips
as Hospital Steward
Benji Wilhoite
as Young Soldier
Pete Munro
as Surgeon
Abdul Salaam El Razzac
as 'A' Company Soldier
Michael Guess
as 'A' Company Soldier
Daniel H Jenkins
as 'A' Company Officer
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