Glory

Resource Information

The work Glory represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Bates College. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Glory

Statement of responsibility

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

Creator

• Glory (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
• Goetz, Peter Michael,
• Gunton, Bob,
• Horner, James,
• Broderick, Matthew, 1962-
• Burchard, Peter
• Jarre, Kevin,
• Kennedy, Jihmi,
• Kirstein, Lincoln, 1907-1996
• North, Alan, 1920-2000,
• Rosenblum, Steven,
• Sanders, Jay O., 1953-
• Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863
• Washington, Denzel, 1954-
• Zwick, Edward,
• Fields, Freddie,
• De Young, Cliff,
• Elwes, Cary, 1962-
• Braugher, Andre,
• Francis, Freddie, 1917-2007,
• Freeman, Morgan,
• Tri-Star Pictures

Actor

• Sanders, Jay O., 1953-
• North, Alan, 1920-2000,
• Kennedy, Jihmi,
• Gunton, Bob,
• Goetz, Peter Michael,
• Freeman, Morgan,
• Washington, Denzel, 1954-
• Elwes, Cary, 1962-
• De Young, Cliff,
• Braugher, Andre,
• Broderick, Matthew, 1962-

Composer

• Horner, James,

Director

• Zwick, Edward,

Editor of moving image work

• Rosenblum, Steven,

Photographer

• Francis, Freddie, 1917-2007,

Producer

• Fields, Freddie,

Screenwriter

• Jarre, Kevin,

Subject

• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields -- Drama
• Drama
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Historical films
• Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863 -- Drama
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans -- Drama
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American -- Drama
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Race relations -- Drama
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Drama
• United States, Army -- African American troops -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• War films

Genre

• War films
• Historical films
• Drama
• Fiction films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Feature films

Language

• por
• spa
• tha
• eng
• eng
• fre
• por
• spa
• chi
• eng
• fre
• kor
• eng

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

Awards note

Academy Awards, 1990: Best Supporting Actor (Denzel Washington) ; Best Cinematography (Freddie Francis) ; Best Sound (Donald O. Mitchell, Gregg Rudloff, Elliot Tyson, Russell Williams II)

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Freddie Francis ; editor, Steven Rosenblum ; music, James Horner ; production designer, Norman Garwood

Language note

English, French, Portuguese (disc one only), or Spanish (disc one only) dialogue, with optional Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish or Thai subtitles; closed-captioned

PerformerNote

Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, Jihmi Kennedy, Andre Braugher, Cliff DeYoung, Alan North, Peter Michael Goetz, Bob Gunton, Jay O. Sanders

Runtime

124

Technique

live action