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)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.
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Adolph Caesar
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Art Evans
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