 The film starred Matthew Broderick as Shaw, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, and Andre Braugher.The film re-established the now-popular image of the combat role African-Americans played in the Civil War, and the unit, often represented in historical battle reenactments, now has the nickname "The Glory Regiment".First Sergeant Simmons is mentioned repeatedly in a documentary narrated by Glory actor Morgan Freeman, "The True Story of Glory".