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.
Mystery
Crime
Drama
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1984-09-14
Runtime:
1h 41m
Director:
Norman Jewison
Writer:
Charles Fuller
Top 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
Recommendations
66
Drama
Morvern Callar
71
Drama
Thriller
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
49
Comedy
It Happens in the Best of Families
70
Drama
Cry Freedom
59
Comedy
The Twin
66
Drama
Sunday Bloody Sunday
59
Adventure
Action
100 Rifles
51
Drama
Action
East of the Mountains
71
Drama
The Island on Bird Street
57
Comedy
Drama
Carbon Copy
39
Comedy
Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!
68
The Thomas Crown Affair
69
Comedy
Nine to Five
59
Comedy
Come to Daddy
58
Comedy
Adventure
Big Fat Liar
61
Drama
Comedy
A Thousand Words
67
Adventure
Drama
The Aeronauts
64
Animation
Adventure
The Black Cauldron
73
Drama
Precious
77
Drama
The Color Purple