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Glory

Glory

Dec 15, 1989
122 min
DramaHistoryWar
7.5/ 10
1,714 votes

Overview

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.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
7.5/10
1,714 votes
IMDB
7.8/10
150,916 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
78/100
Metascore

Media

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$18,000,000Production cost
Box Office$26,800,000Worldwide gross
Profit$8,800,000Profitable
ROI
+48.9%Return on investment
US Box Office$26,979,166Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Won 3 Oscars. 15 wins & 18 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Their innocence. Their heritage. Their lives."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$18,000,000

Revenue

$26,800,000

Production Companies

Freddie Fields ProductionsTriStar Pictures

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