A Soldier's Story

A Soldier's Story (1984)

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.

  • Genre: Mystery, Crime, Drama
  • Release Date: 1984-09-14
  • User Rating: 6.8/10 from 182 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 41min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Caldix
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Norman Jewison
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Summary

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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  • Howard Rollins

    as Captain Davenport

  • Adolph Caesar

    as Sergeant Waters

  • Art Evans

    as Private Wilkie

  • Robert Townsend

    as Corporal Ellis

  • Denzel Washington

    as Private First Class Peterson

  • David Alan Grier

    as Corporal Cobb

  • David Harris

    as Private Smalls

  • Dennis Lipscomb

    as Captain Taylor

  • Patti LaBelle

    as Big Mary

  • Wings Hauser

    as Lieutenant Byrd

  • Larry Riley

    as C.J. Memphis

  • William Allen Young

    as Private Henson

  • Scott Paulin

    as Captain Wilcox

  • John Hancock

    as Sergeant Washington

  • Trey Wilson

    as Colonel Nivens

  • Patricia Brandkamp

    as Ida Nivens

  • Carl Dreher

    as Bus driver

  • Vaughn Reeves

    as Captain Estes

  • Michael Anthony Williams

    as Barracks Soldier

  • Bobby McGee

    as Barracks Soldier

  • Rick Ramey

    as Barracks Soldier
Directing Norman Jewison Director
Sound Herbie Hancock Original Music Composer
Writing Charles Fuller Screenplay
Production Norman Jewison Producer
Production Charles Milhaupt Associate Producer
Production Patrick J. Palmer Producer
Production Chiz Schultz Executive Producer
Production Ronald L. Schwary Producer
Editing Caroline Biggerstaff Editor
Crew Mark Warner Editorial Staff
Editing Mark Warner Editor
Art Walter Scott Herndon Production Design
Art Thomas L. Roysden Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Bernadine M. Anderson Makeup Artist
Visual Effects Dennis Dion Special Effects Supervisor
Crew James Camomile Special Effects
Camera Russell Boyd Director of Photography

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