Glory (1989)

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Movie
German title Glory
Original title Glory
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1989
length 122 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Edward Zwick
script Kevin Jarre
production Freddie Fields
music James Horner
camera Freddie Francis
cut Steven Rosenblum
occupation
synchronization

Glory is a 1989 historical drama about the black troops who fought on the Union side in the American Civil War , particularly the very first historically recorded unit, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry .

The script of this film is based on a novel by Lincoln Kirstein and the German dubbing was done by Magma Synchron GmbH, Berlin, with Joachim Kunzendorf responsible for the dialogue direction.

action

USA during the American Civil War : Captain Robert Gould Shaw , a young officer from one of the rich abolitionist families in Boston, fought on the Union side in the Battle of Antietam , where he was wounded. He is saved and taken to the hospital by a black man named John Rawlins . There Shaw learns that President Lincoln is about to introduce the Emancipation Proclamation in Parliament. After his recovery, Shaw is given the task of forming the 54th Infantry Regiment of the State of Massachusetts from black recruits and preparing it for the war. After initial hesitation, he enthusiastically devotes himself to this task and pursues his vision with it: He wants to prove that black soldiers can fight just as well as white soldiers, which is doubted by many officers in the Union Army .

Through hard work and strict discipline, Shaw wants to turn these simple men, some runaway slaves , into soldiers who stand up for their cause. He also has to resort to draconian punishments such as whipping , which he actually dislikes. Some of his recruits have already suffered badly from their former slave owners. However, it turns out that the regiment was only set up for work assignments and is accordingly poorly equipped. Personal conflicts within the regiment are inevitable: Trip, a runaway slave, has disagreements with John Rawlins because Trip does not want to accept the society that is dominated by white people. Rawlins succeeds in convincing him that even if they fight for the whites, they should at least fight for themselves and their pride as free people. In the presence of his soldiers, Shaw reads out a directive from the Army of the Southern States: Black soldiers and white soldiers of the Northern States who command black soldiers should not be treated as prisoners of war, but should be murdered immediately after their capture.

Shaw manages to get permission for the regiment to fight, and the regiment successfully repels a Confederate attack on St. James Island. Then the next task is already waiting for them: Fort Wagner , a fort in the port of Charleston that is under siege by the Union Army and must be captured in order to gain access to this important Confederate port. General George Crockett Strong's brigade was ordered to attack the fort on July 18, 1863. Shaw doesn't hesitate for a minute and offers his regiment for this attack. This should be done from the beach. Before the attack, the black regiment marches on the beach and white soldiers from the northern states salute them.

The attack fails, Shaw falls, and the 54th Infantry is repulsed with losses. Shaw is buried in a mass grave with his black soldiers . The epilogue mentions that the courage of this unit has nevertheless persuaded numerous other blacks to stand up for the Union to arms, which President Lincoln recognized as a decisive contribution to the outcome of the war. A total of 180,000 black soldiers took part in the civil war on the side of the northern states. The last setting of the camera shows the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial on Boston Park Boston Common .

criticism

“The historical film, staged with meticulous attention to detail, takes its intention to sing a 'high song' on the emancipation of blacks through its heroic, detached style of staging and the unbearably pathetic music ad absurdum. At least in this country the film appears only as a militarily self-confident, superficial war spectacle; Also disappointing from an acting point of view, at most the well-composed pictures are remarkable. "

- Lexicon of international film

"A strong, valuable film, no matter what perspective you look at it from."

- Roger Ebert : Chicago Sun-Times

"Edward Zwick made an impressive film about a part of American history that has often been suppressed."

- prism

“Glory by director Edward Zwick is based on the true story of the 54th Infantry Regiment of the State of Massachusetts, but all characters except Robert Gould Shaw are fictional. Lead actor Matthew Broderick, who embodies Shaw, is related to Shaw in several ways. "

- Moviepilot

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  1. ↑ a b Glory. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed May 30, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  2. ↑ http://www.us-civilwar.com/54th.htm
  3. ^ Glory (1989) German synchronous card index . Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  4. ↑ Ebert's film review in the Chicago Sun-Times
  5. ↑ Glory Prism . Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  6. ^ Glory Moviepilot . Retrieved March 11, 2018.