Sergeant Waters – Eine Soldatengeschichte (1984)

Sergeant Waters – Eine Soldatengeschichte: Directed by Norman Jewison. With Howard E. Rollins Jr., Adolph Caesar, Art Evans, David Alan Grier. An African-American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II.

“A Soldieru0026#39;s Story, (1984) is the story of an Army sergeant who isu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003efound murdered in cold blood. Whodunnit? The choices are many u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ein this engrossing, complex morality play which is set in theu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ebackdrop of the segregated Army of WWII. (Only 60 years ago!)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is truly a black eye on the military if there ever was one.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSeveral future stars are featured here including Oscar winneru003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDenzel Washington, David Alan Grier, and the excellent Howardu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRollins Jr. who stars as an Army Capt. and lawyer sent fromu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWashington to unravel this mysterious killing. The movie reallyu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ebelongs to Adolph Ceasar as the murdered sergeant , however. Au003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWWI veteran and medal winner he constantly affirms the the abilityu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eof the black soldier in a segregated Army as professional, efficientu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eand courageous, but who fails to stand for any u0026quot;weaknessesu0026quot; heu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003esees in his men, many of whom are naieve country boys, whoseu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eways he believes are keeping black men subjugated in Uncleu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSamu0026#39;s Army. One chiling scene not to be missed is Ceasaru0026#39;su003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003esolliliquy in the bar with his staff sergeant, in which he describesu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ean incident in France in WWI. An excellent movie which should beu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eviewed as part of recent US history. Highly recommended.”