

A Soldier's Story
1984-09-14 · 101 min · ★ 6.8
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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Production details
- Directors
- Norman Jewison
- Production companies
- Caldix, Columbia Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 6,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 21,821,347
Top Cast
Howard RollinsCaptain Davenport
Adolph CaesarSergeant Waters
Art EvansPrivate Wilkie
Robert TownsendCorporal Ellis
Denzel WashingtonPrivate First Class Peterson
David Alan GrierCorporal Cobb
David HarrisPrivate Smalls
Dennis LipscombCaptain Taylor
Patti LaBelleBig Mary
Wings HauserLieutenant Byrd
Larry RileyC.J. Memphis
William Allen YoungPrivate Henson
Scott PaulinCaptain Wilcox
John HancockSergeant Washington
Robert TylerPrivate Seymour
Trey WilsonColonel NivensTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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