
A Soldier's Story
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.
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.
A Soldier's Story
Rating
6.8/10
Release Date
1984-09-14
Runtime
101 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

Howard Rollins
Captain Davenport

Adolph Caesar
Sergeant Waters

Art Evans
Private Wilkie

Robert Townsend
Corporal Ellis

Denzel Washington
Private First Class Peterson

David Alan Grier
Corporal Cobb

David Harris
Private Smalls

Dennis Lipscomb
Captain Taylor

Patti LaBelle
Big Mary

Wings Hauser
Lieutenant Byrd

Larry Riley
C.J. Memphis

William Allen Young
Private Henson
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Production Companies
Caldix

Columbia Pictures