A Soldier's Story (1984)

Starring:

• Howard E. Rollins, Jr.
• Adolph Caesar
• Art Evans
• Denzel Washington
• David Alan Grier 
• Larry Riley
• David Harris 
• Robert Townsend 
• Patti LaBelle
• William Allen Young 
• Dennis Lipscomb

Storyline
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 end of World War II. Once he arrives, the investigator discovers an Army regiment and an entire community that, despite the beginnings of integration, is still torn apart by race and segregation. He soon learns that on this base, trust is sparse, and secrets are a currency all their own.

Soul Of The Game (1996, TV Movie)

Starring:

• Delroy Lindo
• Blair Underwood
• Mykelti Williamson
• Salli Richardson-Whitfield
• Gina Ravera
• Edward Herrmann
• R. Lee Ermey
• Obba Babatundé
• Brent Jennings
• J.D. Hall

 

Storyline
After the appointment of pioneering MLB commissioner Happy Chandler, high-intensity catcher Josh Gibson (Mykelti Williamson) and aging ace pitcher Satchell Paige (Delroy Lindo) compete for the attentions of Brooklyn Dodgers manager Branch Rickey (Edward Herrmann) as he scouts for talent in the Negro leagues. When Rickey signs Paige's youthful teammate, Jackie Robinson (Blair Underwood), he makes baseball history -- and creates a rift between three friends that may not mend easily.