GLORY (SPEC EDI/REPACKAGED) (DVD/2 DISC/FF 1.33/WS 1.85/DD 5.1.FR-SP-PO-BOT DVD

Glory
Glory is a celebration of a little-known act of mass courage during the Civil War. Simply put, the heroes involved have been ignored by history due to racism. Those heroes were the all-black members of the 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, headed by Col. Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick), the son of an influential abolitionist (played by an uncredited Jane Alexander). Despite the fact that the Civil War is ostensibly being fought on their behalf, the black soldiers are denied virtually every privilege and amenity that is matter of course for their white counterparts; as in armies past and future, they are given the most menial and demeaning of tasks. Still, none of the soldiers quit the regiment when given the chance. The unofficial leaders of the group are gravedigger John Rawlins (Morgan Freeman) and fugitive slave Trip (Denzel Washington), respectively representing the brains and heart of the organization. The 54th acquit themselves valiantly at Fort Wagner, SC, charging a fortification manned by some 1,000 Confederates. Glory was based on Lincoln Kirstein's Lay This Laurel and Peter Burchard's One Gallant Rush; the latter book was founded on the letters of Col. Robert Gould Shaw, the real-life character played by Matthew Broderick. The film won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for co-star Denzel Washington, and additional statuettes for Best Cinematography (Freddie Francis) and Sound Recording. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Matthew Broderick as Col. Robert Gould Shaw Denzel Washington as Trip Morgan Freeman as John Rawlins Cary Elwes as Cabot Forbes Cliff De Young as Col. Montgomery Jihmi Kennedy as Sharts Jane Alexander as Mrs. Shaw Andre Braugher as Searles Bob Gunton as General Hunter Alan North as Gov. Andrew John Finn as Sgt. Mulcahy Christian Baskous as Pierce RonReaco Lee as Mute Drummer Boy Jay O. Sanders as Gen. Strong Richard Riehle as Quartermaster Mark A. Levy as Bigoted Soldier

Crew Keith Pain - Art Director Dan Webster - Art Director Pieter Jan Brugge - Co-producer Francine Jamison-Tanchuck - Costume Designer Edward Zwick - Director Steven Rosenblum - Editor James Horner - Composer (Music Score) Carl Fullerton - Makeup Special Effects Norman Garwood - Production Designer Freddie Francis - Cinematographer Freddie Fields - Producer Garry Lewis - Set Designer Philip C. Cory - Special Effects Kevin Yagher - Special Effects Gregg Rudloff - Sound/Sound Designer Bob Minor - Stunts Mario Roberts - Stunts Kevin Jarre - Screenwriter Marshall Herskovitz - Screenwriter Peter Burchard - Book Author Lincoln Kirstein - Book Author

Glory
Edward Zwick's account of the experience of the first group of African-Americans to serve in combat during the Civil War is a rousing display of pageantry. The film was based partly on the letters of Col. Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick), the commander of the all-black 54th Regiment of the Massachussetts Volunteers, a unit formed to test the widely doubted ability of black troops to serve in combat. The film details the racist indignities to which the black soldiers were subjected, such as a lower rate of pay than white troops and delays in receiving provisions. The drama of the black regiment's training sequence, such as it is, revolves around the ability of Shaw to remedy these problems. Zwick has fabricated a group of four black characters to represent a cross section of the regiment, but, as in a WWI movie, their only purpose here is to bond and prepare to fight. As the film approaches its climax, with James Horner's theme becoming more throbbingly insistent, it's consumed almost entirely in the kind of pageantry that was John Ford's specialty. Just as this begins to become annoying, Zwick plunges one back into the horror of war in the attack on Fort Wagner. While one can quibble with aspects of the film, such as making a white officer the lead and narrator, the surfeit of TV-movie-like uplift, and the lack of substance in the parts of the black characters, all are outweighed by value of the film in more widely disseminating an invaluable piece of history. The project benefits from tremendous performances by Morgan Freeman as the unit's elder statesman, and Denzel Washington, who garnered an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. ~ Michael Costello, All Movie Guide
 

Denzel Washington: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (winner) Denzel Washington: Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (winner) Donald O. Mitchell: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound (winner) Edward Zwick: Golden Globe, Best Director (nominated) Elliot Tyson: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound (winner) Freddie Francis: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Cinematography (winner) Freddie Francis: British Academy of Film and Television, Best Cinematography (nominated) Garry Lewis: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Art Direction (nominated) Gregg Rudloff: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound (winner) James Horner: Golden Globe, Best Original Score (nominated) Kevin Jarre: Golden Globe, Best Screenplay (nominated) Norman Garwood: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Art Direction (nominated) Russell Williams II: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound (winner) Steven Rosenblum: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Editing (nominated)

Golden Globe, Best Picture - Drama (nominated) National Board of Review, Best Picture (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish, Por, KO, TH Sound Processing: DDS: Dolby Digital Surround DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: Disc One: Director's audio commentary Picture-in-picture video commentary featuring Ed Zwick, Morgan Freeman & Matthew Broderick Disc Two: Documentary: "The True Story of Glory Continues" narrated by Morgan Freeman Exclusive featurette: "Voices of Glory" Original featurette Deleted scenes Bonus preview Talent files DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 2 DVD Sides: 2 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 124 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- Glory: Widescreen Version 1. Start [9:37] 2. Colonel Robert Gould Shaw [7:38] 3. Readville Camp [17:05] 4. Major Forbes Confronts Shaw [11:15] 5. Punishment for Deserting [13:07] 6. Sergeant: Major Rawlins [18:58] 7. The First Battle [7:13] 8. "I Ain't Fightin' This War For You" [11:07] 9. "Give 'em Hell, 54th!" [6:40] 10. The Final Charge [19:22] 1. Start [3:51] 2. Antietam Creek [4:34] 3. Field Hospital [1:11] 4. The Shaw Party [5:01] 5. Recruits [2:36] 6. Readville Camp [4:36] 7. "Dear Mother" [7:59] 8. Issuing Arms [4:28] 9. "It Is My Job" [2:29] 10. Bayonet Practice [13:51] 11. 600 Shoes [2:28] 12. Payday [3:28] 13. The 54th [2:05] 14. New Sgt. Major [2:28] 15. Beaufort [3:35] 16. Darien [4:42] 17. "Dear Father" [2:34] 18. Thomas and Trip [5:37] 19. James Island [5:07] 20. A Promise [1:06] 21. News [3:52] 22. Requesting the Honor [8:13] 23. "We Are Ready" [2:27] 24. "Remember..." [3:55] 25. March to Glory [1:44] 26. "Charge!" [4:03] 27. Fort's Wall [4:15] 28. Lost Cause [9:37] Disc #2 -- Glory: Fullscreen Version 1. Start [3:51] 2. Antietam Creek [4:34] 3. Field Hospital [1:11] 4. The Shaw Party [5:01] 5. Recruits [2:36] 6. Readville Camp [4:36] 7. "Dear Mother" [7:59] 8. Issuing Arms [4:28] 9. "It Is My Job" [2:29] 10. Bayonet Practice [13:51] 11. 600 Shoes [2:28] 12. Payday [3:28] 13. The 54th [2:05] 14. New Sgt. Major [2:28] 15. Beaufort [3:35] 16. Darien [4:42] 17. "Dear Father" [2:34] 18. Thomas and Trip [5:37] 19. James Island [5:07] 20. A Promise [1:06] 21. News [3:52] 22. Requesting the Honor [8:13] 23. "We Are Ready" [2:27] 24. "Remember..." [3:55] 25. March to Glory [1:44] 26. "Charge!" [4:03] 27. Fort's Wall [4:15] 28. Lost Cause [9:37]