A Soldier's Story

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A Soldier's Story
Running Time: 101 min.
MPAA Rating: PG
Box Office: / $22,100,000
Produced By: / Caldix Films / Columbia Pictures

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 raciall... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew:
Howard E. Rollins, Jr. (Capt. Davenport)
Adolph Caesar (Master Sgt. Waters)
Dennis Lipscomb (Capt. Taylor)
Patti LaBelle (Big Mary)
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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 ... Continue >>

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