A Soldier's Story

A Soldier's Story

Mystery · 1984 · 1h 41m

Movie

6.8/10 · TMDB

Alone, far from home, and far from justice, he has three days to learn the truth about a murder... and the truth is a story you won't forget.

Overview

In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also a black man—is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and fearful black troops, Davenport must battle with deceit and prejudice in order to find out exactly who really did kill the Master Sergeant.

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Cast & crew

Howard RollinsCaptain Davenport
Adolph CaesarSergeant Waters
Art EvansPrivate Wilkie
Robert TownsendCorporal Ellis
Denzel WashingtonPrivate First Class Peterson
David Alan GrierCorporal Cobb
David HarrisPrivate Smalls
Dennis LipscombCaptain Taylor
Patti LaBelleBig Mary
Wings HauserLieutenant Byrd
Larry RileyC.J. Memphis
William Allen YoungPrivate Henson
Scott PaulinCaptain Wilcox
John HancockSergeant Washington
Robert TylerPrivate Seymour

Information

Release date
14 September 1984
Director
Norman Jewison
Genres
Mystery, Crime, Drama
Runtime
1h 41m
Country of origin
United States

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