poster

A Soldier's Story

Mystery | Crime

6.8

Release Date

September 14, 1984

Duration

101 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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.

Casts

Howard Rollins

Captain Davenport

Howard Rollins

Adolph Caesar

Sergeant Waters

Adolph Caesar

Art Evans

Private Wilkie

Art Evans

Robert Townsend

Corporal Ellis

Robert Townsend

Denzel Washington

Private First Class Peterson

Denzel Washington

David Alan Grier

Corporal Cobb

David Alan Grier

David Harris

Private Smalls

David Harris

Dennis Lipscomb

Captain Taylor

Dennis Lipscomb

Patti LaBelle

Big Mary

Patti LaBelle

Wings Hauser

Lieutenant Byrd

Wings Hauser

Larry Riley

C.J. Memphis

Larry Riley

William Allen Young

Private Henson

William Allen Young

Scott Paulin

Captain Wilcox

Scott Paulin

John Hancock

Sergeant Washington

John Hancock

Trey Wilson

Colonel Nivens

Trey Wilson

Patricia Brandkamp

Ida Nivens

Patricia Brandkamp

Carl Dreher

Bus driver

Carl Dreher

Vaughn Reeves

Captain Estes

Vaughn Reeves

Michael Anthony Williams

Barracks Soldier

Michael Anthony Williams

Bobby McGee

Barracks Soldier

Bobby McGee

Rick Ramey

Barracks Soldier

Rick Ramey

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