A Soldier's Story (
1984) | IMDb:
7.2
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.
Starring:
Howard Rollins
,
Adolph Caesar
,
Art Evans
,
Robert Townsend
,
Denzel Washington
,
David Alan Grier
Directed by:
Norman Jewison
...And Justice for All (
1979) | IMDb:
7.4
An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is forced to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial under the threat of being disbarred.
Starring:
Al Pacino
,
Jack Warden
,
John Forsythe
,
Lee Strasberg
,
Jeffrey Tambor
,
Christine Lahti