Fact-based story about 300 predominantly black sailors who were killed on July 17, 1944 while loading munitions on a ship in San Francisco. Three weeks later, 50 survivors were court-martialed for refusing to load another shipment. The men cited the Navy’s lack of care for their safety. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 5.7/10 | |
Released: | March 28, 1999 | |
Runtime: | 89 min | |
Genres: | Drama War | |
Countries: | United States | |
Companies: | Big Productions NBC Studios Revelations Entertainment | |
Cast: | Michael Jai White Matthew Glave David Ramsey Duane Martin | |
Crew: | Kevin Hooks James S. Henerson | |
This was another tragic Naval incident that took place during WWII and I believe it took place at the Concord Weapons Depot in Concord, CA which is located in The SF Bay Area. I remember passing by that installation as a little kid on the way up to the Russian River area and thinking how cool the weapons bunkers all looked from the outside while driving by