Glory
1989, R, 122 min.
Directed by Edward Zwick, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, Jihmi Kennedy, Andre Braugher.

This stirring historical re-creation depicts the experiences of America’s first unit of black soldiers in the Civil War and the young Northerner who leads them. Glory won numerous Oscars for its overall excellence and also a Best Supporting Actor nod for Washington.

This article appears in February 2 • 2001.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.