Monster Essays - Glory: A Review
Glory: A Review
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 Emancipation
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