Is the movie "Glory" based on a true story?

Answer 1

Very loosely based. If fact the only character in the movie that was an actual character is matthew Broderick's.

Answer 2

The Movie Glory

Answer 3

Yes....It tells the story of the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, made up of black soldiers - some Northern freemen, some escaped slaves - and led by whites, including Robert Gould Shaw, the son of Boston abolitionists. Although it was widely believed at the time that blacks would not make good soldiers and would not submit to discipline under fire, the 54th figured in one of the bloodiest actions of the war, an uphill attack across muddy terrain against a Confederate fort in Charleston, S.C. The attack was almost suicidal, particularly given the battlefield strategies of the day, which involved disciplining troops to keep on marching into withering fire. The 54th suffered a bloodbath. But its members remained disciplined soldiers to the end, and their performance on that day - July 18, 1863 - encouraged the North to recruit other blacks to its ranks, 180,000 in all, and may have been decisive in turning the tide of the war.

Answer 4

Yes, it is. Glory is based on the story of the 55th Massachussets Regiment - the first "colored" US Army unit to fight in the Civil War.

The enlisted men and sergents in the unit were all Black men, (but, since the army was segregated, all of the officers were White). They were recruited in 1862, and went into battle in 1863. When the Confederates saw they were fighting Black soldiers, they were outraged - they treated the Black soldiers far worse than White US Army soldiers.

Black soldiers were frequently massacred on the battlefield if they tried to surrender after losing a battle - and the few Black POW's the Confederates did take were sold into slavery.

By contrast, the Confederates treated captured White US Army soldiers like brothers - they were given all due respect and were treated honorably.

Answer 5

I saw the movie, but I don't know if the script was a fabrication or loosely based on fact. I know that the only character based on a real person was the commanding officer (played by Mathew Broderick).

Answer 6

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I watched it aswell and did a search on Wikipedia, there are a bunch of differences regarding the details but essentially it's the same story. This particular exorcism took place in Germany, the girl's name was Annelise Something.... And many catholic's still visit her grave as a place of sanctuary.

Answer 7

There was an actual regiment formed in Mass. which was composed of black soldiers. The movie is pretty close to actual events as far as we know, but Hollywood will always take liberties when they can make the story more interesting.

Answer 8

BTW...did you know that Black freemen also fought FOR the Confederacy? And that there were Black freemen who owned slaves? Somehow that never seems to be mentioned!

Answer 9

yes it is

Answer 10

YES it is!