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.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, War Actors: Adolph Caesar, Art Evans, Bobby McGee, Carl Dreher, David Alan Grier, David Harris, Dennis Lipscomb, Denzel Washington, Howard Rollins, John Hancock, Larry Riley, Michael Anthony Williams, Patricia Brandkamp, Patti LaBelle, Rick Ramey, Robert Townsend, Scott Paulin, Trey Wilson, Vaughn Reeves, William Allen Young, Wings Hauser Directors: Norman Jewison Production: Caldix, Columbia Pictures
