A Soldier's Story

A Soldier's Story (1984)

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.

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.

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  • Release Date: 1984-09-14
  • Runtime: 1h 41min
  • Director: Norman Jewison

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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

  • 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

  • Patricia Brandkamp

    Ida Nivens

  • Carl Dreher

    Bus driver

  • Vaughn Reeves

    Captain Estes

  • Michael Anthony Williams

    Barracks Soldier

  • Bobby McGee

    Barracks Soldier

  • Rick Ramey

    Barracks Soldier

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