A Soldier's Story (1984)
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.
poster A Soldier's Story

Country:United States, 101 minutes

Spoken languages:English

Genres:Drama, Mystery, War, Crime

Director(s):Norman Jewison

Writer(s):Charles Fuller

Video Codec:Unknown

Number: 1633

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IMDb Rating:
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7.2/10 (11.2K votes)

Certification:PG

Storyline:
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:

photo Howard Rollins
Howard Rollins Captain Davenport
photo Adolph Caesar
Adolph Caesar Sergeant Waters
photo Art Evans
Art Evans Private Wilkie
photo Robert Townsend
Robert Townsend Corporal Ellis
photo Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington Private First Class Peterson

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: Unknown