

Glory
Their innocence. Their heritage. Their lives.
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
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7.5/10
1,893 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $18M
- Box office
- $26.8M
- Language
- English
- based on true story
- racism
- battle
- union soldier
- confederate soldier
- american civil war
- 19th century
- early america
- african american history
- american history
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)R15 Dec 1989
- TheatricalR16 Feb 1990
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical152 Mar 1990
United Arab EmiratesAE
- PhysicalBlu-ray2 Jun 2009
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM1 Mar 1990
CanadaCA
- PhysicalDVD20 Jan 1998
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical8 Mar 1990
AustriaAT
- Theatrical1 Mar 1990
BrazilBR
- Theatrical18 Jan 1990
- Physical10Conquest mj.gov.br31 Aug 2006
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical154 May 1990
EgyptEG
- PhysicalDVD2 Apr 2021
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1627 Apr 1990
FranceFR
- TheatricalU25 Apr 1990
- PhysicalVHS3 Jul 1991
- PhysicalDVD6 Jun 2000
- PhysicalBlu-Ray23 Sept 2009
- Physical4K Blu-Ray Remastered5 Oct 2013
- Digital / OTTVOD31 Mar 2020
- Digital / OTT16Netflix1 Apr 2022
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Glory was released on 15 December 1989.
Audience reviews
4- J10/10
John Chard
2/5/2019
And there wouldn't be nothing but rebs dyin if they'd let the fifty-fourth in it. Based around the actual letters sent by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw to his parents, this Civil War picture tells the story of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment, the first black regiment to fight under the American flag. Led by their white leader (Shaw), they must overcome bigotry, in fighting and the war itself, and this just to feel lik…
- F9/10
Filipe Manuel Neto
7/20/2023
**An excellent film that deserves to be revisited and brought back from oblivion.** For me, as a historian, this film couldn't be more interesting. It's not your average war movie, with soldiers running and shooting, and heroism spilling over from bloody deaths. It is much sharper and deeper because it talks about a topic that is treated with excessive ease when talking about the American Civil War: racism. And it…
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
3/22/2025
Based on historical fact and on letters written to his parents by Col. Robert Gould Shaw, this dramatises the creation of the first all-black regiment in the Union army that fought in the US Civil War. It was created as the Confederacy looked dominant and there was an element of desperation, rather than because the army had great faith in this new squad, but the newly promoted Shaw had faith in these men. What now en…
- K10/10
kevin2019
11/21/2025
"Glory" is an extremely important film and you can only hope it is historically accurate. It ought to be with the wealth of material widely available and historians knowlegable in the period being called upon to advise, assist and guide the production. They have contributed to putting a tremendous film on screen which looks suitably authentic and the battle scenes once more reaffirm how futile war always is, especial…
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