Directed by: Norman Jewison
Starring: Howard E. Rollins, Jr., Adolph
Caesar, David Alan Grier, Denzel Washington, and Robert Townsend
Sergeant
Waters (Adolph Caesar) is a light-skinned man who specializes in making
enemies. He abuses all of his men at
Fort Neal in Louisiana. It doesn’t help
that racial tensions are high at this 1940s military base. It’s no surprise that he winds up murdered
one day. When Captain Davenport (Howard
E. Rollins, Jr.) is charged with investigating this murder, he soon realizes he’s
facing an impossible task as there are quite a few people—both black and white—who
had a reason to want to see Sgt. Waters dead.
Norman Jewison’s A Soldier’s Story
is a stimulating drama that rips the band-aid off in its exploration of racial
issues. It’s one of those films that's
good for you, even though you may not know it.
Watch it when you get a chance (with no alcohol).
