Mystery ·Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1984 · 1h 41m

A Soldier's Story

Director

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

Crew

Russell Boyd — Director of Photography Caroline Biggerstaff — Editor Mark Warner — Editor Herbie Hancock — Original Music Composer Charles Fuller — Screenplay Norman Jewison — Producer

Tagline

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.

Synopsis

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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