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A Soldier's Story(1984)

PG09/14/1984 (US)MysteryCrimeDrama1h 41m
68%

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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.

Movie Cast

Howard Rollins photo

Howard Rollins

Captain Davenport

Adolph Caesar photo

Adolph Caesar

Sergeant Waters

Art Evans photo

Art Evans

Private Wilkie

Robert Townsend photo

Robert Townsend

Corporal Ellis

Denzel Washington photo

Denzel Washington

Private First Class Peterson

David Alan Grier photo

David Alan Grier

Corporal Cobb

David Harris photo

David Harris

Private Smalls

Dennis Lipscomb photo

Dennis Lipscomb

Captain Taylor

Wings Hauser photo

Wings Hauser

Lieutenant Byrd

Larry Riley photo

Larry Riley

C.J. Memphis

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$6,000,000.00

Revenue$21,821,347.00

Production CompanyCaldix

Original LanguageEnglish

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