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During the American Civil War, Captain Robert Shaw, injured at Antietam, is sent home to Boston on medical leave. Shaw accepts
a promotion to colonel commanding the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, one of the first all-black regiments in
the Union Army. He asks his friend, Cabot Forbes, to serve as his second in command, with the rank of major. Their first
volunteer is another friend, Thomas Searles, a bookish, free African-American. Other recruits include John Rawlins, Jupiter
Sharts, Silas Tripp, and a mute teenage drummer boy. The men learn that, in response to the Emancipation Proclamation, the
Confederacy has issued an order that all black soldiers will be returned to slavery. Black soldiers found in a Union uniform
will be executed as well as their white officers. They are offered, but turn down, a chance to take an honorable discharge.
They undergo rigorous training with Sergeant-Major Mulcahy, which Shaw realizes is to prepare them for the challenges they
will face. Tripp goes AWOL and is caught; Shaw orders him flogged in front of the troops. He then learns that Tripp left to
find shoes to replace his worn ones because his men are being denied supplies. He confronts the base's racist quartermaster
on their behalf. Shaw also supports them in a pay dispute, as the Federal government pays black soldiers $10, not the $13 per
month white soldiers earn. When the men begin tearing up their pay stubs in protest of the unequal treatment, Shaw tears up his
own pay stub in support of their actions. In recognition of his leadership, Shaw promotes Rawlins to the rank of Sergeant-Major.
Once the 54th completes its training, they are transferred under the command of General Charles Harker. On the way to South Carolina
they are ordered by Colonel James Montgomery to sack and burn Darien, Georgia. Shaw initially refuses to obey an unlawful order, but
agrees under threat of having his troops taken away. He continues to lobby his superiors to allow his men to join the fight, as their
duties to date have involved mostly manual labor, for which they are mocked. Shaw finally gets the 54th into combat after he confronts
Harker and threatens to report the illegal activities he has discovered. In their first battle at James Island, South Carolina, the
54th successfully defeats a Confederate attack that had routed other units. During the battle, Searles is wounded but saves Tripp.
Shaw offers Tripp the honor of bearing the regimental flag in battle. He declines, not believing the war will result in a better life
for slaves. General George Strong informs Shaw of a major campaign to secure a foothold at Charleston Harbor. This involves assaulting
Morris Island and capturing Fort Wagner, whose only landward approach is a strip of open beach; a charge is certain to result in heavy
casualties. Shaw volunteers the 54th to lead the attack. The night before the battle, the black soldiers conduct a religious service.
Several make emotional speeches to inspire others. On their way to the battlefield, the 54th is cheered by the same Union troops who
had scorned them earlier. The 54th leads the charge on the fort, suffering serious losses. As night falls, the regiment is pinned down
against the walls of the fort. Attempting to encourage his men, Shaw is killed. Tripp lifts the flag, rallying the soldiers to continue,
but he too is soon shot dead. Forbes takes charge, and the soldiers break through the fort's defenses. On the brink of victory, Forbes,
Rawlins, Searles, Sharts, and the two Color Sergeants are fired upon by Confederate artillery. The morning after the battle, the beach is
littered with bodies of Union soldiers; the Confederate flag is raised over the fort. The dead Union soldiers are buried in a mass grave,
with Shaw and Tripp's bodies next to each other.
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Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, Andre Braugher
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Director: Edward Zwick
Producer: Kevin Jarre
Released - February 16, 1990
Length - 122 minutes
Music Composer: James Horner
Movie Distributed by Tri-Star Pictures
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