Overview
In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also a black man—is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and fearful black troops, Davenport must battle with deceit and prejudice in order to find out exactly who really did kill the Master Sergeant.
Details
- Director
- Norman Jewison
- Writer
- Charles Fuller
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $6,000,000
Cast
Adolph Caesar
Art Evans
David Alan Grier
David Harris
Dennis Lipscomb
Denzel Washington
Howard Rollins
Patti LaBelle
Robert Townsend
Wings Hauser
Keywords
1940s
based on play or musical
blunt
boot camp
dead soldier
demeaning
depressing
flashback
louisiana
military law
racist
revenge
taunting
world war ii
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