As punishment for drunken, rebellious behavior, a young white soldier is thrown into a stockade populated entirely by black inmates. But instead of falling victim to racial hatred, the soldier joins forces with his fellow prisoners and rises up against the insanely tyrannical and bigoted prison warden.

Charlie Sheenas Pfc. Franklin Fairchild Bean
Martin Sheenas MSgt. Otis V. McKinney
Laurence Fishburneas Roosevelt Stokes
Blu Mankumaas Eugene 'Spoonman' Bryce
Michael Beachas Edward James Webb
James Marshallas Cpl. Harold Lamar
Ramon Estevezas Cpl. Gerald Gessner
Lochlyn Munroas Bartender
Matt Clarkas Bean Sr.