A Soldier's Story
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.
Storyline
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.
Howard Rollins
Captain Davenport
Adolph Caesar
Sergeant Waters
Art Evans
Private Wilkie
Robert Townsend
Corporal Ellis
Denzel Washington
Private First Class Peterson
David Alan Grier
Corporal Cobb
David Harris
Private Smalls
Dennis Lipscomb
Captain Taylor
Patti LaBelle
Big Mary
Wings Hauser
Lieutenant Byrd
Larry Riley
C.J. Memphis
William Allen Young
Private Henson
Scott Paulin
Captain Wilcox
John Hancock
Sergeant Washington
Trey Wilson
Colonel Nivens
Patricia Brandkamp
Ida Nivens
Carl Dreher
Bus driver
Vaughn Reeves
Captain Estes
Michael Anthony Williams
Barracks Soldier
Bobby McGee
Barracks Soldier
Rick Ramey
Barracks Soldier
The Island on Bird Street
7.1
Cry Freedom
7.0
Morvern Callar
6.7
Sunday Bloody Sunday
6.6
The Twin
5.9
License to Kill
5.8
East of the Mountains
5.2
100 Rifles
5.9
Dying of the Light
4.7
It Happens in the Best of Families
5.0
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
7.1
Dave Chappelle: Deep in the Heart of Texas
7.6
Nine to Five
6.9
Alone in Berlin
6.7
Come to Daddy
6.0
Big Fat Liar
5.9
Small Things Like These
6.9
Critters
6.5
A Thousand Words
6.1
The Aeronauts
6.8