A Soldier's Story (1984)

09/14/1984 (US) • 1h 41m

Mystery, Crime, Drama

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.

Top Billed Cast

Howard Rollins

Captain Davenport

Adolph Caesar

Sergeant Waters

Art Evans

Private Wilkie

Robert Townsend

Corporal Ellis

Denzel Washington

Private First Class Peterson

David Alan Grier

Corporal Cobb

David Harris

Private Smalls

Dennis Lipscomb

Captain Taylor


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$6,000,000.00

Revenue

$21,821,347.00

Keywords

world war ii

louisiana

dead soldier

based on play or musical

racist

flashback

revenge

boot camp

blunt

taunting

1940s

military law

depressing

demeaning

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