A Soldier's Story

original title:
A Soldier's Story
other titles:
(Sergeant Waters - Eine Soldatengeschichte)
country / year of production:
USA / 1984
original length:
101 min. , color
premiere:
Canada: 13 September 1984, Toronto Film Festival
genre:
drama
based on:
Charles Fuller. A Soldier's Play. New York: Hill and Wang, 1982.
director:
Norman Jewison
film script:
Charles Fuller
producer:
Norman Jewison
cinematographer:
Russel Boyd
editor:
Caroline Biggerstaff , Mark Warner
composer:
Herbie Hancock
cast (role):
Howard E. Rollins Jr. , Adolph Caesar , Art Evans , David Alan Grier , David Harris
more:
Denzel Washington (Pfc. Peterson) , Denzel Washington
plot synopsis:
African-American soldiers were sent to Fort Neal, a racially-divided military base, in the 1940's, not to fight in WWII, but to play baseball against other teams of the armed forces.
After the blck Sergeant Waters has been murdered, African-American Captain Davenport is commanded to the base as investigator. At first he suspects that some white men are responsible for the murder, but soon finds out, that almost everybody had a reason to kill Waters.
keywords:
boot-camp , execution , behind the lines , racism
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
remarks:
Was triple-nominated for the "Oscar" and the "Golden Globes" in 1985.
availability:
VHS, DVD