A Soldier's Story (1984)

ALL 09/14/1984 (en) Mystery, Crime, Drama 101 Min
  • Release
    09/14/1984
  • Production
    Caldix, Columbia Pictures
  • Rotten tomato
    68%
  • Original title
    A Soldier's Story
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 21,821,347.00
    -

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.

  1. Norman Jewison

    Director

  2. Story



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  1. Howard Rollins

    Captain Davenport

  2. Adolph Caesar

    Sergeant Waters

  3. Art Evans

    Private Wilkie

  4. Robert Townsend

    Corporal Ellis

  5. Denzel Washington

    Private First Class Peterson

  6. David Alan Grier

    Corporal Cobb

  7. David Harris

    Private Smalls

  8. Dennis Lipscomb

    Captain Taylor

  9. Patti LaBelle

    Big Mary

  10. Wings Hauser

    Lieutenant Byrd

  11. Larry Riley

    C.J. Memphis

  12. William Allen Young

    Private Henson

  13. Scott Paulin

    Captain Wilcox

  14. John Hancock

    Sergeant Washington

  15. Trey Wilson

    Colonel Nivens

  16. Patricia Brandkamp

    Ida Nivens

  17. Carl Dreher

    Bus driver

  18. Vaughn Reeves

    Captain Estes

  19. Michael Anthony Williams

    Barracks Soldier

  20. Bobby McGee

    Barracks Soldier

  21. Rick Ramey

    Barracks Soldier

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 21 , Crews : 17

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A Soldier's Story (1984) 101 Min

ALL 09/14/1984 (en)
Mystery, Crime, Drama
  • Release 09/14/1984
  • Production
    Caldix, Columbia Pictures
  • Original title A Soldier's Story
  • en
  • Revenue21,821,347.00

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.

  1. Norman Jewison

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Mark Warner, Caroline Biggerstaff

    Editor

  4. Norman Jewison, Ronald L. Schwary, Patrick J. Palmer

    Producer