Directors Norman Jewison; stars Denzel Washington, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Adolph Caesar, Art Evans, David Grier, David Harris, Dennis Lipscomb, Larry Riley, Robert Townsend, Patti LaBelle

Actors:

Dennis Lipscomb,Denzel Washington,Howard E. Rollins, Jr.,Adolph Caesar,Patti LaBelle,Robert Townsend

Description:

Tensions flare in this gripping film about a murder on a black army base near the end of World War II. 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? Directed by Norman Jewison from Charles Fuler's Pulitzer Prize- winning play, A SOLDIER'S STORY is both a spellbinding mystery and a superb drama that transcends race.