| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color, double sided ; 4 3/4 min. |
| System Details |
DVD; 2-channel Dolby surround (English); widescreen and full screen formats. |
| Cast |
Howard E. Rollins, Jr., Adolph Caesar, Denzel Washington, Patti Labelle. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Russell Boyd; production design, Walter Scott Herndon; editors, Mark Warner, Caroline Biggerstaf; music, Herbie Hancock. |
| Note |
Based on: A soldier's play / Charles Fuller. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1984. |
| Audience |
Rated PG. |
| Summary |
A black army attorney is sent to Fort Neal, Louisiana, near the end of World War II to investigate the murder of Sgt. Waters, a black man who despised his own roots. |
| Note |
Special features: Production notes, March to freedom documentary narrated by Paul Winfield, director Norman Jewison's commentary, original theatrical trailer, bonus theatrical trailer. |
| Language |
In English with optional soundtrack in Spanish; optional subtitles in English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Thai; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Racism -- United States -- Drama.
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African American soldiers -- Drama.
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Louisiana -- Drama.
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Feature films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Fuller, Charles -- Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Jewison, Norman, 1926-2024
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Fuller, Charles.
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Schwary, Ronald L.
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Palmer, Patrick.
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Rollins, Howard E., 1950-1996.
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Caesar, Adolph, 1933-1986.
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Washington, Denzel, 1954-
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Fuller, Charles.
Soldier's play.
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Columbia Pictures.
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Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
076782458X |
| Standard No. |
043396040892 |
| Music No. |
04089 Columbia TriStar Home Video |
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