Directed by:
Norman JewisonCinematography:
Russell BoydComposer:
Herbie HancockCast:
Howard E. Rollins Jr., Adolph Caesar, Art Evans, David Alan Grier, Dennis Lipscomb, Larry Riley, Robert Townsend, Denzel Washington, Wings Hauser (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Captain Davenport (Howard E. Rollins, Jr.), a proud black army attorney, is sent to Fort Neal, Louisiana, to investigate the ruthless shooting death of Sergeant Waters (Adolph Caesar). Through interviews with Sarge's men, Davenport learns that he was a vicious man who served the white world and despised his own roots. Was the killer a bigoted white officer? Or could he have been a black soldier embittered by Waters' constant race baiting? (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Howard E. Rollins Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/083/855/83855260_bea080.jpg)
Howard E. Rollins Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Ragtime (1981)
Drunks (1995)
![Adolph Caesar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/207/159207103_73a569.jpg)
Adolph Caesar
USA
Best movies:
The Color Purple (1985)
A Soldier's Story (1984)
Che! (1969)
![Art Evans](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/325/325355_061ca3.jpg)
Art Evans
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Interstate 60 (2002)
Tuff Turf (1985)
![David Alan Grier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/597/160597157_6aa730.jpg)
David Alan Grier
USA
Best movies:
The Player (1992)
Jumanji (1995)
The Woodsman (2004)
Dennis Lipscomb
USA
Best movies:
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
Crossroads (1986)
Slow Burn (1986) (TV movie)
Larry Riley
USA
Best movies:
A Soldier's Story (1984)
Crackers (1984)
![Robert Townsend](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444295_72a7c1.jpg)
Robert Townsend
USA
Best movies:
American Flyers (1985)
A Soldier's Story (1984)
Cooley High (1975)
![Denzel Washington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/873/162873124_112c0f.jpg)
Denzel Washington
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Philadelphia (1993)
Man on Fire (2004)
![Wings Hauser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/583/164583260_98c597.jpg)
Wings Hauser
USA
Best movies:
The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV movie)
The Insider (1999)
A Soldier's Story (1984)
![Scott Paulin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273023_a8e8b2.jpg)
Scott Paulin
USA
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Pump Up the Volume (1990)
I Am Sam (2001)
John Hancock
USA
Best movies:
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Crossroads (1986)
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
Trey Wilson
USA
Best movies:
Places in the Heart (1984)
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
F/X (1986)
Patti LaBelle
USA
Best movies:
A Soldier's Story (1984)
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy (2006) (TV movie)
Fire and Rain (1989) (TV movie)
![David Harris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/458/160458976_cba3af.gif)
David Harris
USA
Best movies:
Brubaker (1980)
North and South (1985) (series)
The Warriors (1979)
![William Allen Young](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/869/162869160_263c61.jpg)
William Allen Young
USA
Best movies:
District 9 (2009)
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
Lock Up (1989)