Forty years on (A tale of two movies).

In 1963 the film titled Soldier in the Rain was released. It starred a young up and coming actor (Steve McQueen) as an U.S. Army sergeant during the Cold War involved in petty schemes for profit. The film was a commercial failure, mainly blamed on it being released in the week after the death of President Kennedy. The American public did not seem too interested in its weird sense of humor.
Please pay attention to the hand of Jackie Gleason in the poster for the film.

In 2003 the film titled Buffalo Soldiers was released. It starred a young up and coming actor (Joaquin Phoenix) as an U.S. Army sergeant during the Cold War involved in major schemes of corruption for profit. The film was a commercial failure, mainly blamed on it being released in the weeks after the invasion of Iraq. The American public did not seem too interested in its weird sense of humor.
Please pay attention to the hand of Joaquin Phoenix in the poster for the film.