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A Soldier's Story

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.

1984 |1h 41m |  Mystery, Crime, Drama

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Cast

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Howard Rollins

Captain Davenport

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Adolph Caesar

Sergeant Waters

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Art Evans

Private Wilkie

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Robert Townsend

Corporal Ellis

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Denzel Washington

Private First Class Peterson

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David Alan Grier

Corporal Cobb

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David Harris

Private Smalls

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Dennis Lipscomb

Captain Taylor

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Patti LaBelle

Big Mary

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Wings Hauser

Lieutenant Byrd

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Larry Riley

C.J. Memphis

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William Allen Young

Private Henson

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Scott Paulin

Captain Wilcox

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John Hancock

Sergeant Washington

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Trey Wilson

Colonel Nivens

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Bobby McGee

Barracks Soldier

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$6,000,000.00

Revenue

$21,821,347.00