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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. - A Soldier's Story
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Title: A Soldier's Story

Release Date: 14 Sep 1984

Runtime: 1h 41m

Genre: Mystery, Crime, Drama

Director: Caldix, Columbia Pictures

Production Companies: Caldix, Columbia Pictures

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.

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Average Vote: 6.8 (187 votes)

Cast

  • Captain Davenport: Howard Rollins
  • Sergeant Waters: Adolph Caesar
  • Private Wilkie: Art Evans
  • Corporal Ellis: Robert Townsend
  • Private First Class Peterson: Denzel Washington
  • Corporal Cobb: David Alan Grier
  • Private Smalls: David Harris
  • Captain Taylor: Dennis Lipscomb
  • Big Mary: Patti LaBelle
  • Lieutenant Byrd: Wings Hauser
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