Glory

Glory captures the heroism of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the first
black regiment in the Civil War, the Massachusetts "Fighting"
Fifty-fourth. An extremely talented cast and crew earned three Academy
Awards (cinematography, sound and supporting actor) and five nominations
for their work in Glory. The outstanding cinematography, sound, score
and acting recreate the events leading up to the Union attack on Fort
Wagner on July 18th 1863. Matthew Broderick portrays the young
Bostonian abolitionist Col. Robert G. Shaw who takes command of the
Fifty-fourth, following the Eman…