Plot
Shaw was an officer in the Federal Army during the American Civil War who volunteered to lead the first company of black soldiers. Shaw was forced to deal with the prejudices of both the enemy (who had orders to kill commanding officers of blacks), and of his own fellow officers.
Written by
Kevin Jarre, Lincoln Kirstein, Peter Burchard
Directed by
Edward Zwick
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
TriStar Pictures, Freddie Fields Productions
Languages
English
Awards
Won 3 Oscars. 15 wins & 18 nominations total
Scores
# of Votes
148,520
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
Metascore
78
Popularity
NA