A Soldier's Story

Mystery • Crime • Drama

68%
A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story
PG
9/14/19841h 41m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ 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.

Director:

Norman Jewison

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$6,000,000.00

Revenue:

$21,821,347.00

Key words:

  • world war ii
  • louisiana
  • dead soldier
  • based on play or musical
  • racist
  • flashback
  • revenge
  • boot camp
  • blunt
  • taunting
  • 1940s
  • military law
  • depressing
  • demeaning

Cast

Howard Rollins

Howard Rollins

~ as ~

Captain Davenport

Adolph Caesar

Adolph Caesar

~ as ~

Sergeant Waters

Art Evans

Art Evans

~ as ~

Private Wilkie

Robert Townsend

Robert Townsend

~ as ~

Corporal Ellis

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

~ as ~

Private First Class Peterson

David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier

~ as ~

Corporal Cobb

David Harris

David Harris

~ as ~

Private Smalls

Dennis Lipscomb

Dennis Lipscomb

~ as ~

Captain Taylor

Patti LaBelle

Patti LaBelle

~ as ~

Big Mary

Wings Hauser

Wings Hauser

~ as ~

Lieutenant Byrd

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