A Soldier's Story

09/14/1984

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1hr 41min

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Mystery

,Crime

,Drama

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.

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Howard Rollins
  • Adolph Caesar
  • Art Evans
  • Robert Townsend
  • Denzel Washington

    Director

  • Norman Jewison

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Caldix
  • Columbia Pictures

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

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