Mutiny

IMDb link: 0181769
IMDb rating: 5.7 (333 votes)
Genres: Drama, War
Director: Michael Jai White, Kevin Hooks
Cast: Matthew Glave, Duane Martin, David Ramsey and others

Release date: 28 Mar 1999
Release year: 1999
Runtime: 89 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: ship, sailor, munitions, national association for the advancement of colored people, world war two, voice over narration, virgin, undressing, underwear, u.s. senator

Plot:

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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