NF Is Glory a True Story?

[Belle Montgomery]

'Glory' is a war drama that tells the story of a group of brave men who decided to undertake a seemingly impossible task and gave their all to it despite knowing that they will most probably fail. Starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, and Morgan Freeman, the Academy Award-winning film focuses on a regiment of African-American soldiers serving during the Civil War. The film was a landmark war movie for several reasons, but it also makes us wonder if it is based on true events? And if yes, how close does it come to reality? Here's what you should know about 'Glory'...
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[FedericoFCavada]

Good "fact check."

 

[JD Mayo]

Glory is a fantastic film that's for sure you should watch some behind the scene clips. Most of the soldiers in this film are fictional based characters on the real soldiers in the regiment. James N. can confirm this he is in the movie.

 

[JD Mayo]

This was Morgan Freemon character who he was based on. The mute Drummer Boy was probably based on these images for the vision of the film.

 

[JD Mayo]

There is a book I just founded called Swamp Angels a biographical story of the 54th Massachusetts

 

[unionblue]

I think some of the movie was based on the book, One Gallant Rush.

 

[connecticut yankee]

Several years after Glory was released I remember the director saying he tried very hard to be as accurate as possible, but he had deliberately taken liberties with two scenes in the movie. Firstly, because of sunlight he had the 54th Mass.'s charge proceed from north to south i.e., with the Atlantic Ocean on it's left, when in fact the charge was south to north. Secondly, and more interesting, he had Col. Robert Shaw meet his instant death at the base of Battery Wagner very near the moat area when in fact Shaw made it up onto the parapets. The director claimed he felt that the truth of Shaw falling in the parapet area would have been too dramatic for the audience to believe, hence his choice of location for Shaw to expire. Glory, in my mind, is the best Civil War movie to have ever been produced.

 

[7thWisconsin]

¨Glory¨ is the ¨Saving Private Ryan¨ of the Civil War set. Excellent movie. The book, which is not a novelization but a history of the regiment, will get you the facts. One of my favorite regiments.