When: Monday, June 30, 2014
Time: 8 PM
Where: Bryant Park lawn
6th Avenue at 41st Street
212-768-4242
Cost: Free
Don’t miss this week’s installment of the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film at Bryant Park. Tonight’s feature will be A Soldier’s Story. The lawn opens at 5:00pm for blankets and picnicking. The film begins at sunset (typically between 8pm and 9pm).
A Soldier’s Story Synopsis:
This tense murder-mystery is set on a Louisiana military base in the 1940’s. An unpopular sergeant has turned up dead and a black army lawyer from up north leads the inquiry. Based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning play, it was an Oscar nominee for Best Picture, Best Screenplay and for the performance of Adolph Caesar. Howard Rollins Jr. and Denzel Washington star. Shot in Arkansas, then governor Bill Clinton provided soldiers from the state’s National Guard as extras.
(1984) 101 Min. PG Rated