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Whistle Stopper - Glory (Special Edition)
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List Price: $29.95
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Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, Jihmi Kennedy
Directed By: Edward Zwick
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9780767839457
Format: Anamorphic
ISBN: 0767839455
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: 2001-01-30
Running Time: 122
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1989-12-15
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Movie
Comment: This is a great historical film that really captures the spirit and conditions faced by the soldiers of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment.
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Summary: A very good historical film
Comment: That blacks in the civil war era had it hard even when free
isn't new, but that a group was trained as soldiers in
the north and actually fought in the south.
Matthew Broderick seems young for the leading officer, but the acting of Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington in this film is first rate.
I think had the ending not been so depressing that it might have gotten more awards. You finish this film thinking that they all died
and pretty much for nothing
as the fort was never taken.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great film but...........
Comment: Well cast, well made. Scenery, uniforms, speech, that all important but difficult to capture "feel" for the times all present. Freeman was brilliant and Broderick turns in his best performance ever. I have watched it many times and as a living historian have used the Sharpsburg battle scene often as an accurate portrayal for students to see the horror of war. But, when history meets Hollywood, history will almost always get mugged along the way. The Civil War at
Sea, (volume 3) by Virgil Carrington Jones, page 13 tells the truth about the fictional assault OVER the wall and into the fort. NEVER HAPPENED. ..."planted the flag upon the parapet. At this moment of the attack Shaw was killed, and the Fifty-fourth seemed to go to pieces....its members were seized with a furious panic and acted like wild beasts let loose from a menagerie...they ran away like deer." Facts are stubborn things John Adams once wrote. Such a retreat, historically accurate tho it was does not make for a good finale to a movie. Enjoy the flick, but remember how it really ended.
Customer Rating:
Summary: "DEEP HISTORY" !!!
Comment: A VERY INCREDIBLE PART OF AMERICAN HISTORY! It most be noted and taught more that these African American soldiers were the vital link in keeping America UNIFIED & TOGETHER! ....Peace.
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Summary: top ten all time list
Comment: black or white it does not matter, this movie will move you more than most war movies. its more about the soldiers than the war itself. its powerful and never lets go. a perfect movie
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Editorial Reviews:
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The heart-stopping 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. Broderick and Elwes are the idealistic young Bostonians who lead the regiment; Freeman is the inspirational sergeant who unites the troops; and Denzel Washington in an Oscar winning performance (1989 Supporting Actor) is the runaway slave who embodies the indomitable spirit of the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts.System Requirements:Starring: Matthew Broderick Alan North Bob Gunton Denzel Washington Cary Elwes Morgan Freeman Jihmi Kennedy Andre Braugher John Finn Donovan Leitch and John David Cullum. Directed By: Edward Zwick Running Time: 118 Min. Color. This film is presented in both "Widescreen" and "Standard" formats. Copyright 2001 Columbia TriStar Home Video.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 043396041837 Manufacturer No: 04183
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