A Soldier's Story
movie
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.
Released September 14, 1984
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.
Cast
Howard Rollins
as
Captain Davenport
Adolph Caesar
as
Sergeant Waters
Art Evans
as
Private Wilkie
Robert Townsend
as
Corporal Ellis
Denzel Washington
as
Private First Class Peterson
David Alan Grier
as
Corporal Cobb
David Harris
as
Private Smalls
Dennis Lipscomb
as
Captain Taylor
Patti LaBelle
as
Big Mary
Wings Hauser
as
Lieutenant Byrd
Larry Riley
as
C.J. Memphis
William Allen Young
as
Private Henson
Crew
Norman Jewison
as
Director
Herbie Hancock
as
Original Music Composer
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Charles Fuller
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Screenplay
Norman Jewison
as
Producer
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Thomas L. Roysden
as
Set Decoration
Chiz Schultz
as
Executive Producer
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Charles Milhaupt
as
Associate Producer
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Dennis Dion
as
Special Effects Supervisor
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Walter Scott Herndon
as
Production Design
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Bernadine M. Anderson
as
Makeup Artist
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James Camomile
as
Special Effects
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Ronald L. Schwary
as
Producer