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About
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.
Theatrical
Feb 16, 1990
Box Office
$26.8M
Budget
$18.0M
Return
1.5x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 20, 1998
Theaters
2
Director
Writer
Producer
Music
Studio
Freddie Fields Productions, TriStar Pictures
Quotes
See all →Request for Combat Command Transfer
General Charles Harker
Ah, Shaw. Sit down. Well, Colonel, what can I do for you?
[Shaw remains standing]
Colonel Robert G. Shaw
You can give me and my regiment a transfer to combat command.
General Charles Harker
Couldn't do it, Colonel. You're much too valuable to my operations here.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Confrontation Over Identity and Appearance
Trip
Yeah, button up that collar. Suck in that gut. Tuck in them big black lips. Lighten your skin, shrink up that nose.
Thomas Searles
I don't have to listen to this.
[stands up to leave]
Trip
Where you goin', boy?
[blocks his way]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →M
Matthew Broderick
Col. Robert Gould Shaw
Denzel Washington
Pvt. Trip
C
Cary Elwes
Maj. Cabot Forbes
M
Morgan Freeman
Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
J
Jihmi Kennedy
Pvt. Jupiter Sharts
A
Andre Braugher
Cpl. Thomas Searles
J
John Finn
Sgt. Maj. Mulcahy
D
Donovan Leitch
Capt. Charles Fessenden Morse
J
JD Cullum
Henry Sturgis Russell
B
Bob Gunton
Gen. Charles Garrison Harker
C
Cliff DeYoung
Col. James M. Montgomery
C
Christian Baskous
Edward L. Pierce
R
RonReaco Lee
Mute Drummer Boy
J
Jay O. Sanders
Gen. George Crockett Strong
A
Alan North
Gov. John Albion Andrew
R
Richard Riehle
Quartermaster
P
Peter Michael Goetz
Francis George Shaw
M
Mark Margolis
10th Connecticut Soldier
J
Jane Alexander
Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw
P
Paul Desmond
10th Connecticut Soldier
