Howard Rollins
Captain Davenport
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Summaries. An African-American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II. A black soldier is killed while returning to his base in the deep south. The white people of the area are suspected at first. A tough black army attorney is brought in to find out the truth.
A black Army investigator (Howard E. Rollins Jr.) travels to a remote military base in the heart of the Louisiana backwoods to look into the mysterious murder of a black sergeant toward the tail...
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When a sergeant of an all-black unit in Louisiana during WWII is murdered, an Army lawyer investigates if the crime was an act of extreme white bigotry or could the killer be a soldier in the victim's unit who all hated him for his harsh treatment. 3,077 IMDb 7.2 1 h 40 min 1984. X-Ray 18+.
During World War II, an African-American officer investigates a murder that may have been racially motivated. Cast & Crew. Read More. Norman Jewison. Director. Howard E Rollins. Captain Richard Davenport. Adolph Caesar. Master Sergeant Vernon C Waters. Denzel Washington. Pfc Peterson. Dennis Lipscomb. Captain Taylor. Art Evans. Private Wilkie.
Aug 24, 2016 · Captain Davenport (Howard E. Rollins, Jr.), a proud black army attorney, is sent to Fort Neal, Louisiana, to investigate the ruthless shooting death of Sergeant Waters (Adolph Caesar). T ...more....
Directed by Norman Jewison from Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, A Soldier's Story is both a spellbinding mystery and a superb drama that transcends race. Director: Norman Jewison. Producer: Norman Jewison, Patrick J. Palmer, Ronald L. Schwary. Writer: Charles Fuller. Cast:
Overview. 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.
