A Soldier's Story
Summary:
Inspired by the Herman Melville novel -Billy Budd, writer Charles Fuller created the Pulitzer Prize-winning -A Soldier's Play, which he then adapted into this film drama in 1984, for socially conscious, liberal director Norman Jewison. In the racially-divided 1940s, Fort Neal, Louisiana, is a military base where black soldiers are sent not to fight in WWII but to play base... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Howard E. Rollins, Jr. - (Capt. Davenport)
Adolph Caesar - (Master Sgt. Waters)
Dennis Lipscomb - (Capt. Taylor)
Patti LaBelle - (Big Mary)
Art Evans - (Private Wilkie)
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Review:
This occasionally preachy but mostly intense, intelligent and captivating racially provocative drama was adapted for the screen by Charles Fuller from his Pulitzer Prize-winning play. The turbulent setting -- a Southern military base during World War II -- and the murder mystery at the center of the plot allow the film to explore the issue of ra... Continue >>
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