A Soldier's Story
190 reviews
Mystery/Crime
1h 41m
1984
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...
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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.
- DirectorNorman Jewison
- Release14 September 1984
- Genre
- Duration1h 41m
- Budget$6,000,000
- Revenue$21,821,347
- Rate190 reviews
- Productions
Caldix, Columbia Pictures
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

Patti LaBelle
Big Mary

Wings Hauser
Lieutenant Byrd

Larry Riley
C.J. Memphis

William Allen Young
Private Henson

Scott Paulin
Captain Wilcox

John Hancock
Sergeant Washington

Trey Wilson
Colonel Nivens

Bobby McGee
Barracks Soldier
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