The murder of a black sergeant on a segregated army base in louisiana in 1944 is investigated by a black soldier and lawyer, revealing deep seated racism in the deep south. Adapted from charles fuller's pulitzer prize winning play, the film was nominated for three academy awards best picture, best supporting actor for adolph caesar, and best adapted screenplay by fuller himself.extras2k restorationoriginal mono audioaudio commentary with director norman jewison 1999archival interview with norman jewison 2010 the filmmaker in conversation with film historian david polandmarch to freedom 1999 documentary on the experiences of african american soldiers during world war ii, narrated by paul winfieldoriginal theatrical trailerimage gallery promotional and publicity materialsnew and improved english subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearinglimited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by molefi asante, an archival interview with norman jewison, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film creditsuk premiere on blu raylimited edition of 3,000 copies