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.

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Tagline
Their innocence. Their heritage. Their lives.
Release date
1989-12-15
Runtime
2h 2m
Languages
English
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Director


  1. Edward Zwick

Writer


  1. Kevin Jarre

Cast


  1. Morgan Freeman
    Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
  2. Denzel Washington
    Pvt. Trip
  3. Mark Margolis
    10th Connecticut Soldier
  4. Richard Riehle
    Quartermaster
  5. Bob Gunton
    Gen. Charles Garrison Harker
  6. Cary Elwes
    Maj. Cabot Forbes
  7. Matthew Broderick
    Col. Robert Gould Shaw
  8. Afemo Omilami
    Tall Contraband
  9. Jay O. Sanders
    Gen. George Crockett Strong
  10. Bill Nunn
  11. Andre Braugher
    Cpl. Thomas Searles
  12. John Finn
    Sgt. Maj. Mulcahy
  13. Kevin Jarre
    10th Connecticut Soldier
  14. Ethan Phillips
    Hospital Steward
  15. Bill Chemerka
    Confederate Officer
  16. Jane Alexander
    Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw
  17. JD Cullum
    Henry Sturgis Russell
  18. Marc Gowan
    Dr. William B. Rogers
  19. Abdul Salaam El Razzac
    'A' Company Soldier
  20. Peter Michael Goetz
    Francis George Shaw
  21. Bob Minor
    Contraband Soldier
  22. Cliff DeYoung
    Col. James M. Montgomery
  23. Alan North
    Gov. John Albion Andrew
  24. Michael Guess
    'A' Company Soldier
  25. Randell Haynes
    Paymaster
  26. Michael Wayne Thomas
    Soldier
  27. RonReaco Lee
    Mute Drummer Boy
  28. Daniel H. Jenkins
    'A' Company Officer
  29. Donovan Leitch
    Capt. Charles Fessenden Morse
  30. Dan Biggers
    Minister
  31. Benji Wilhoite
    Young Soldier
  32. Paul Desmond
    10th Connecticut Soldier
  33. Jihmi Kennedy
    Pvt. Jupiter Sharts
  34. Carla Brothers
    Charlotte Forten
  35. Raymond St. Jacques
    Frederick Douglass
  36. Matthew Murdzak
    Captain
  37. Peter Grandfield
    10th Connecticut Soldier
  38. Kevin R. Hershberger
    Confederate Soldier
  39. Roger Ragland
    Cavalry Officer
  40. Pete Munro
    Surgeon
  41. Rodger Williamson
    Union Cavalryman
  42. Christian Baskous
    Edward L. Pierce
  43. Shane Pinson
    Confederate Soldier
  44. Sheila Cochran
    Home dweller
  45. Larry Peterson
    Union Officer
  46. Tom Barrington
    10th Connecticut Soldier
  47. Alejandro de Quesada
    Confederate / Union Soldier
  48. Barry J. Miller
    Union / Confederate Soldier
  49. Frank Blair
    Darian Farmer
  50. Gary O. Crane
    Union Cavalry
  51. Jay Lance
    Union Soldier
  52. Joan Riordan
    White Woman
  53. Joseph Alex
    Re-Enactor Core Group and Company A
  54. Keith Noble
    Short Contraband
  55. Mark A. Jones
    54th Soldier
  56. Mark A. Levy
    Bigoted Soldier
  57. Michael Fowler
    10th Connecticut Soldier
  58. Rachel Lea Grundfast
    Ellen Shaw
  59. Raymond Godshall Jr.
    Dr. Charles G. Thorpe
  60. Richard Wright
    10th Connecticut Soldier
  61. Rick Leisenring
    Union Officer
  62. Saundra Dunson-Franks
    Black Woman
  63. Ted Rupel
    Soldier
  64. William Mathis
    Union Soldier

Composer


  1. James Horner

Producer


  1. Freddie Fields

Director of Photography


  1. Freddie Francis

Editor


  1. Steven Rosenblum