A Soldier's Story (1984)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1984-09-14
Runtime: 101 minutes
Director: Norman Jewison
Budget: $6,000,000 USD
Revenue: $21,821,347 USD
Top Cast
- Howard Rollins as Captain Davenport
- Adolph Caesar as Sergeant Waters
- Art Evans as Private Wilkie
- Robert Townsend as Corporal Ellis
- Denzel Washington as Private First Class Peterson
- David Alan Grier as Corporal Cobb
- David Harris as Private Smalls
- Dennis Lipscomb as Captain Taylor
- Patti LaBelle as Big Mary
- Wings Hauser as Lieutenant Byrd
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