• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1989-12-15
  • Runtime122 minutes
  • TaglineTheir innocence. Their heritage. Their lives.
  • Revenue26,800,000$
  • GenreDrama, History, War
  • Production
    CompaniesFreddie Fields Productions, TriStar Pictures
  • Budget18,000,000$

Movie Overview

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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