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Actors: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, Jihmi Kennedy Director: Edward Zwick Rating: Features: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC Number of Discs: 1 Running Time: 122 minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Release Date: January 20, 1998 Theatrical Release Date: December 15, 1989 Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent
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Story of the first Black regiment to fight in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure Rating: R Release Date: 1-FEB-2005 Media Type: DVD
One of the very best films about the Civil War, this instant classic from 1989 is also one of the few films to depict the participation of African American soldiers in Civil War combat. Based in part on the books Lay This Laurel by Lincoln Kirstein and One Gallant Rush by Peter Burchard, the film also draws from the letters of Robert Gould Shaw played by Matthew Broderick, the 25-year-old son of Boston abolitionists who volunteered to command the all-black 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Their training and battle experience leads them to their final assault on Fort Wagner in South Carolina, where their heroic bravery turned bitter defeat into a symbolic victory that brought recognition to black soldiers and turned the tide of the war. With painstaking attention to historical detail and richness of character, the film boasts superior performances by Denzel Washington who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, and Andre Braugher. Directed by Edward Zwick co-creator of the TV series thirtysomething, this unforgettable drama is as important as Schindler's List in its treatment of a noble yet little-known episode of history. --Jeff Shannon
