Loosely based on the letters of Union commander Col. Robert G. Shaw, this Academy Award-winning drama follows the first group of African-Americans to serve in combat during the Civil War -- and shows how they helped turn the tide of the war.

• 2 hr 2 min
• Directed by

  Edward Zwick
• Written by Kevin Jarre

• Starring

  Matthew Broderick

  ,

  Denzel Washington

  ,

  Morgan Freeman

  ,

  Cary Elwes

  ,

  Jihmi Kennedy

  ,

  Andre Braugher