A Soldier's Story (1984)

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. 1984-09-14 United States of America 101 Min. PG-13
6.8 184 votes

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 is Captain Davenport
Captain Davenport
Adolph Caesar is Sergeant Waters
Sergeant Waters
Art Evans is Private Wilkie
Private Wilkie
Robert Townsend is Corporal Ellis
Corporal Ellis
Denzel Washington is Private First Class Peterson
Private First Class Peterson
David Alan Grier is Corporal Cobb
Corporal Cobb
David Harris is Private Smalls
Private Smalls
Dennis Lipscomb is Captain Taylor
Captain Taylor
Patti LaBelle is Big Mary
Big Mary
Wings Hauser is Lieutenant Byrd
Lieutenant Byrd
Larry Riley is C.J. Memphis
C.J. Memphis
William Allen Young is Private Henson
Private Henson

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