A Soldier's Story
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.
19841h 41m
- Mystery
- Crime
- Drama
TMDB rating 6.8TMDB211 votes
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.
- Directed by
- Norman Jewison
- Written by
- Charles Fuller
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Cast
Howard Rollins
Captain Davenport
Adolph Caesar
Sergeant Waters
Art Evans
Private Wilkie
Robert Townsend
Corporal Ellis
Denzel Washington
Private First Class Peterson
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Facts
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $6M
- Revenue
- $21.8M
- Production companies
- Caldix, Columbia Pictures
