Release Date
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Original Release
September 14, 1984
1h 41m
A Soldier's Story (1984)
⭐ 6.8101 min
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
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 0.5
Cast
Howard Rollins
Captain Davenport
⭐2.9
Adolph Caesar
Sergeant Waters
⭐0.7
Art Evans
Private Wilkie
⭐0.9
Robert Townsend
Corporal Ellis
⭐10.9
Denzel Washington
Private First Class Peterson
⭐9.3
David Alan Grier
Corporal Cobb
⭐0.8
David Harris
Private Smalls
⭐4.1
Dennis Lipscomb
Captain Taylor
⭐7.9
Patti LaBelle
Big Mary
⭐9.4
Wings Hauser
Lieutenant Byrd
⭐0.7
Genres
MysteryCrimeDrama
Production Companies
Caldix
Columbia Pictures
