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Summary: Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.
Runtime: 2 h 02 min
MPAA: R

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 18,000,000
Domestic: $ 26,979,166
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