Glory - Movie 1989 - Soldiers Sing on Night Before Assault

- Glory - Movie 1989 - Colonel Robert Gould Shaw volunteers the 54th Massachusetts Regiment to lead the assault on Battery Wagner. The men sing More

- Glory - Movie 1989 - Colonel Robert Gould Shaw volunteers the 54th Massachusetts Regiment to lead the assault on Battery Wagner. The men sing together on the night before their famous assault on the fortification. Glory (film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glory_%28film%29 Glory is a 1989 Academy Award-winning drama based on the history of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment during the American Civil War. The 54th was one of the first formal units of the U.S. Army to be made up entirely of African American men (apart from the officers). The first was the 1st South Carolina Volunteers. Comparisons with historical fact http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glory_%28film%29#Comparisons_with_historical_fact 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/54th_Massachusetts_Volunteer_Regiment Robert Gould Shaw - Colonel commanding 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gould_Shaw - Soundtrack: James Horner composed the soundtrack to the film. One of the most popular tracks is Charging Fort Wagner. This music plays when the regiment charges the fort. The Boys Choir of Harlem were featured on the entirety of the soundtrack. - Awards: The film was nominated for five categories and won three Oscars: Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Denzel Washington. Oscar for Best Cinematography - Freddie Francis. Oscar for Best Sound Mixing - Donald O. Mitchell, Gregg C. Rudloff, Elliot Tyson, Russell Williams II. Nomination for Art Direction - Norman Garwood (art direction) & Garrett Lewis (set decoration). Nomination for Film Editing - Steven Rosenblum. - Glory (1989) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097441/ Directed by: Edward Zwick Writing credits: Robert Gould Shaw (letters) Lincoln Kirstein (book "Lay This Laurel") Peter Burchard (book "One Gallant Rush") Kevin Jarre (screenplay) Cast: Matthew Broderick - Col. Robert Gould Shaw Denzel Washington - Pvt. Trip Cary Elwes - Maj. Cabot Forbes Morgan Freeman - Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins Jihmi Kennedy - Pvt. Jupiter Sharts Andre Braugher - Cpl. Thomas Searles John Finn - Sgt. Maj. Mulcahy Donovan Leitch - Capt. Charles Fessenden Morse JD Cullum - Henry Sturgis Russell (as John David Cullum) Alan North - Gov. John Albion Andrew Bob Gunton - Gen. Charles Garrison Harker Cliff De Young - Col. James M. Montgomery (as Cliff DeYoung) Christian Baskous ... Edward L. Pierce RonReaco Lee - Mute drummer boy Jay O. Sanders - Gen. George Crockett Strong Richard Riehle - Kendric, quatermaster Daniel Jenkins - 'A' Co. officer Michael Smith Guess - 'A' Co. soldier Abdul Salaam El Razzac - 'A' Co. soldier Peter Michael Goetz - Francis George Shaw Pete Munro - Surgeon Benji Wilhoite - Young soldier at Antietam Ethan Phillips - Hospital steward Mark A. Levy - Bigoted soldier Randell Haynes - Haggis, paymaster Afemo Omilami - Tall contraband Keith Noble - Short contraband Dan Biggers - Minister Marc Gowan - Dr. William B. Rogers Raymond Godshall Jr. - Dr. Charles G. Thorpe Bob Minor - Contraband soldier in Darien Joan Riordan - White woman Saundra Franks - Black woman Mark A. Jones - 54th Massachusetts soldier Peter Grandfield - 10th Connecticut soldier Mark Margolis - 10th Connecticut soldier Paul Desmond - 10th Connecticut soldier Tom Barrington - 10th Connecticut soldier Michael Fowler - 10th Connecticut soldier Richard Wright - 10th Connecticut soldier The Boys Choir of Harlem - Boys choir Jane Alexander - Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw (uncredited) Carla Brothers - Charlotte Forten (uncredited) Rachel Lea Grundfast - Ellen Shaw (uncredited) Kevin Hershberger - Confederate Soldier (uncredited) Kevin Jarre - 10th Connecticut soldier (uncredited) Jay Lance - Union Soldier (uncredited) William Mathis - Union soldier (uncredited) Bill Nunn - (uncredited) Larry Peterson - Union Officer (uncredited) Roger Ragland - Cavalry officer (uncredited) Raymond St. Jacques - Frederick Douglass (uncredited) -
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