Mystery Crime Drama
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.
Directed by
Norman Jewison
Denzel Washington
Private First Class Peterson
Wings Hauser
Lieutenant Byrd
David Alan Grier
Corporal Cobb
Howard Rollins
Captain Davenport
Robert Townsend
Corporal Ellis
Trey Wilson
Colonel Nivens
John Hancock
Sergeant Washington
Dennis Lipscomb
Captain Taylor
Art Evans
Private Wilkie
Patti LaBelle
Big Mary
William Allen Young
Private Henson
Scott Paulin
Captain Wilcox
Bobby McGee
Barracks Soldier
Adolph Caesar
Sergeant Waters
David Harris
Private Smalls
Larry Riley
C.J. Memphis
Patricia Brandkamp
Ida Nivens
Vaughn Reeves
Captain Estes
Michael Anthony Williams
Barracks Soldier
Rick Ramey
Barracks Soldier

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