"Is It Perfect Enough? Yes!": Denzel Washington’s 34-Year-Old War Movie Gets A Near Perfect Score From Historian

Denzel Washington’s 34-year-old war movie Glory gets a near perfect score from historian Gary Adelman. The movie, directed by Edward Zwick, explores the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first Black units of the American Civil War, and their efforts during the Battle of Fort Wagner and other conflicts. Washington starred as Private Silas Trip, a role that earned him his first Academy Award, and was joined by a cast that included Cary Elwes, Andre Braugher, Morgan Freeman, and Matthew Broderick as Colonel Robert Gould Shaw.