Col. Robert Gould Shaw
Matthew Broderick
The commander of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
1989
2h 2m
Glory
Directed by
Edward Zwick
A fictional account of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first entirely African-American units of the Civil War, as told from the perspective of its commanding officer.
A fictional account of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first entirely African-American units of the Civil War, as told from the perspective of its commanding officer.
Cast 8
Pvt. Trip
Denzel Washington
An escaped slave, who volunteered for the army.
Maj. Cabot Forbes
Cary Elwes
Shaw's old friend and second in command.
Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
Morgan Freeman
A gravedigger turned soldier.
Pvt. Jupiter Sharts
Jihmi Kennedy
One of the soldiers.
Pvt. Thomas Searles
An educated man, who volunteered for Shaw's regiment.
Sgt. Maj. Mulcahy
John Finn
The regiment's first sergeant major.
Gen. Strong
The commander of the attack on Fort Wagner.