Glory & Honor

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Glory & Honor
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Genre Docudrama
Screenplay by
Story byRobert Caputo
Directed by Kevin Hooks
Starring
Music by Bruce Broughton
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerBruce Gilbert
Producers
  • Ralph Kendall Berge
  • Lynn Raynor
Cinematography Douglas Milsome
EditorKaren Stern
Running time95 minutes
Production companyAmerican Filmworks
Release
Original network TNT
Original releaseMarch 1, 1998 (1998-03-01)

Glory & Honor is a 1998 American docudrama television film directed by Kevin Hooks and written by Jeff Lewis and Susan Rhinehart, from a story by Robert Caputo. The film is based on the true story of Robert Peary (Henry Czerny) and Matthew Henson's (Delroy Lindo) 1909 journey to the Geographic North Pole, and their nearly 20-year history of exploring the Arctic together. It aired on TNT on March 1, 1998.

Contents

Cast

Production

Filming took place on Baffin Island and in Montreal, Canada. [1]

Awards

YearGroupAwardNomineeResult
1998 Satellite Award Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Delroy Lindo Won
1998 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Movie (Dramatic Underscore) Bruce Broughton Won [2]

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References

  1. Richmond, Ray (February 26, 1998). "Glory & Honor". Variety . Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  2. "Glory & Honor". The New York Times . Retrieved January 5, 2013.