Glory is een amerikaanse film uit 1989, geregisseerd door edward zwick. Denzel washington and morgan freeman portrayed soldiers of the 54th massachusetts infantry regimenta unit of free african american volunteers. Glory 1989 cast and crew following the battle of antietam, col. Denzel washington, star of the equalizer 2, looks back on four of his bestknown movies including training day, malcolm x, the book of eli, and fences. The story goes that the author of glory, kevin jarre, was walking. Trip denzel washington is a proud, unyielding runaway slave who joins the 54th regiment in glory, a freddie fields production of an edward zwick film presented by tristar pictures. Tristar pictures released glory on december 14, 1989. Glory dvd the 1989 movie denzel washington, matthew broderick morgan freeman. Denzel washington 1954 deaths in films cry freedom 1987 steve biko. Dec 14, 2016 denzel washingtons movies ranked, from worst to best. Broderick and elwes are the idealistic young bostonians who lead the regiment. Washingtons character, tripp, is an escaped slave, and the company firebrand. Glory is a criminally underrated film from 1989 that tells the story of the massachusetts 54th. One of hollywoods sexiest and most magnetic leading men, denzel washingtons poise and radiantly sane intelligence permeate whatever film he is in, be it a socially conscious drama, biopic, or suspense thriller.
Glory recounts the bravery of a group of civil war soldiers often overlooked by historythe 54th regiment of massachusetts, a troop of free black men who fought to help win liberty for their enslaved. Glory portrays the race relations of the time perfectly without being overly preachy like modern movies about the subject. It stars matthew broderick as colonel robert gould shaw, the regiments commanding officer, and denzel washington, cary elwes, and morgan freeman as fictional. Accused of desertion, private trip denzel washington gets whipped in front of the entire company. Those men were sacrificed because they were black, and robert gould shaw rode with them to death. Denzel washington s 1989 breakout film is still the best civil war movie ever made.
Glorybased on the 54th massachusetts volunteer infantry. Denzel washington the mighty quinn, an actor clearly on his way to a major screen career, plays trip, the escaped slave who functions as the. Glory 1989 matthew broderick, denzel washington, cary. What other historical figures are represented in the movie. Oct 07, 2012 accused of desertion, private trip denzel washington gets whipped in front of the entire company. Glory 58 movie clip rawlins confronts trip 1989 hd. Freeman is the inspirational sergeant who unites the troops. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Glory stands as matthew brodericks best performance, but also features great performances from denzel washington, morgan freeman and cary elwes and one of the best conclusions to a war film ever. Summary and glory captures the heroism of colonel robert gould shaw and the first black regiment in the civil war, the massachusetts fighting fiftyfourth. In glory 1989, theres an iconic scene where denzel washington s character was being flogged for desertion. Glory is a 1989 american war film directed by edward zwick about the 54th massachusetts infantry regiment, the union armys second africanamerican regiment in the american civil war. Jan 05, 2017 glory 88 movie clip breaching fort wagner 1989 hd duration.
Edward zwick directed the film which starred matthew broderick, denzel washington, and cary elwes. Met matthew broderick, denzel washington en morgan freeman. Sep 20, 2016 directed by edward zwick and starring an ensemble that includes morgan freeman, andre braugher, cary elwes, and matthew broderick, glory is the film that made denzel a superstar and won him his first oscar for best supporting actor. Still cant believe this was denzel washingtons first film. Trip gets flogged glory 38 movie clip 1989 hd youtube. Glory 88 movie clip breaching fort wagner 1989 hd duration. On march 26, 1990, denzel washington received the 1989 best supporting actor oscar for his performance as private trip in glory. Oorlog historisch film geregisseerd door edward zwick. Denzel washington s 1989 oscar film is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 1 time. Although the american civil war is often referred to as the war to free the slaves, it had never occurred to jarre or, apparently, to very many others that. Washington has received much critical acclaim for his film work since the 1990s, including his portrayals of reallife figures such as. May 11, 2015 images ive shared through my radio show the movie music spotlight. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Oct 07, 2012 after private trip denzel washington picks a fight with corporal searles andre braugher, sergeant rawlins morgan freeman finally steps in.
Today he is 65, and has starred in 58 movies in total, 46 since glory was released how old do you think he looks in the movie. The following is a list of awards and nominations received by actor denzel washington. One indisputable classic, however, is glory, the powerful 1989 film based on a true story about one of the first allblack volunteer regiments in the union army. Bolstered by exceptional cinematography, powerful storytelling, and an oscarwinning performance by denzel washington, glory remains one of the finest civil war movies ever made. Returned home to recover from wounds, he is recruited to lead a newly formed black regiment and takes the job even though his own enlightened abolitionist opinions still leave room for doubts.
Thats real tears running down denzel s face as the director edward zwick had instructed the actor whipping him to actually strike him and to keep doing so until denzel found it. Trip instantly clashes with thomas, and rawlins must keep the peace. It stars matthew broderick as colonel robert gould shaw, the regiments commanding officer, and denzel washington, cary elwes, and. Its certainly a step forward from the original birth of a nation. Within the war movie genre, the american civil war hasnt beget as many classics as world war ii or vietnam. Glory is a celebration of a littleknown act of mass courage during the. In glory 1989, theres an iconic scene where denzel. Robert gould shaw matthew broderick is offered command of the united states first allafricanamerican regiment, the 54th. Not sure time has been kind to glory, even if the films earnestness was inspiring to me, a white viewer. Glory is a celebration of a littleknown act of mass courage during the civil war.
Glory 1989 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Edward zwick the devil in a blue dress glory philadelphia taking of pelham 1 2 3. Matthew broderick, denzel washington, cary elwes, et al. Dec 14, 1989 denzel washington the mighty quinn, an actor clearly on his way to a major screen career, plays trip, the escaped slave who functions as the films probably necessary late20thcentury. Denzel washington, matthew broderick, morgan freeman en cary elwes. This movie has some well known hollywood actors including denzel washington, morgan freeman, and matthew broderick. Denzel washington was 33 in glory when he played the character pvt. Denzel washingtons 1989 oscar film is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 1 time. But he makes the absolute most of it, relishing the chance to give angelina jolies. Denzel washingtons 1989 breakout film is still the best civil war movie ever made. An extremely talented cast and crew earned three academy awards cinematography, sound and supporting actor and five nominations for their work in glory. He would win a second academy award 12 years later for best actor. Some were free men from the north, others escaped slaves from the south.
Finally, the glory script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the denzel washington and morgan freeman movie. Trip denzel washington is a proud, unyielding runaway slave who joins the 54th regiment in glory, a freddie fields production of an edward zwick film presented by. The storyline is based on a volunteer infantry from massachusetts that fought during the american civil war. In glory 1989, theres an iconic scene where denzel washingtons character was being flogged for desertion. After private trip denzel washington picks a fight with corporal searles andre braugher, sergeant rawlins morgan freeman finally steps in. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of glory. The absolute worst movies using that theme is red tails. Glory is a film directed by edward zwick with matthew broderick, denzel washington, cary elwes, morgan freeman, year. Glory 1989 golden globe nominee 1988 best performance by an actor in a motion picture drama cry freedom 1987 primetime emmy awards. The magnificent seven 2016 the equalizer 2014 robert bobby trench. He has received two golden globe awards, one tony award, and two academy awards. With matthew broderick, denzel washington, cary elwes, morgan freeman. One of hollywoods sexiest and most magnetic leading men, denzel washington s poise and radiantly sane intelligence permeate whatever film he is in, be it a socially conscious drama, biopic, or suspense thriller. Glory 1989 golden globe nominee 1988 best performance by an actor in a motion picture drama cry.
In 1989, his film career began to take precedence when he won the oscar for best supporting actor for his portrayal of tripp, the runaway slave in edward zwicks powerful historical masterpiece glory 1989. List of awards and nominations received by denzel washington. The film sugarcoats the truth but, 1989 was such a long time ago. Denzel washington, an escaped slave who is mistrustful of shaw. It stars matthew broderick as colonel robert gould shaw, the regiments commanding officer, and denzel washington, cary elwes, and morgan freeman as fictional members of the 54th. Antonio banderas at an event for glory 1989 glory 1989 denzel washington in glory 1989. Today he is 65, and has starred in 58 movies in total, 46 since glory was released. Denzel spends most of the movie immobile and in bed.
Civil wars first allblack volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own union army, and the confederates. Glory tells the story of the 54th regiment largely through the eyes of shaw matthew broderick, who in an early scene in the film is seen horrified and disoriented by the violence of the battlefield. Army made up entirely of black soldierstakes place during the civil war. All were fighting in a war that would be run by white men to determine the fate of their people, and they did so in the face of. Denzel washingtons movies ranked, from worst to best. Denzel washingtons 1989 oscar film crossword puzzle clue. The story goes that the author of glory, kevin jarre, was walking across boston common one day when he noticed something about a civil war memorial that he had never noticed before. Denzel washington, glory remains one of the finest civil war movies. The heartstopping story of the first black regiment to fight for the north in the civil war, glory stars matthew broderick, denzel washington, cary elwes and morgan freeman.
Denzel washington won his first oscar for this movie. Best supporting actor for the historical war drama film glory 1989 and best actor for his role as corrupt detective alonzo harris in the crime thriller training day 2001. Glory is a beautifully shot movie and one of my favourite war movies ever. One of hollywoods sexiest and most magnetic leading. Jul 18, 20 remember the movie glory, from way back in 1989.
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