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A Soldier's Story
Release Date: September 14, 1984
| Year | : | 1984 |
| Slogan | : | «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.» |
| Genres | : | Drama, Mystery, War, Crime |
| Production Companies | : | Caldix, Columbia Pictures |
| Director | : | Norman Jewison |
| Producers | : | Ronald L. Schwary, Norman Jewison, Patrick J. Palmer, Chiz Schultz, Charles Milhaupt |
| Writers | : | Charles Fuller |
| RunTime | : | 101 mins. |
| Budget | : | 6000000 |
| Revenue | : | 21821347 |
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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Clip: Preview Clip: A Soldier's Story (1984, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Adolph Caesar, Denzel Washington)
Behind the Scenes: A Soldier’s Story (1984) - WHRO Cinema 15 Behind-the-Screen
Trailer: A Soldiers Story 1984 TV trailer
Main Actors
Howard Rollins
Character : Captain Davenport
Adolph Caesar
Character : Sergeant Waters
Art Evans
Character : Private Wilkie
Robert Townsend
Character : Corporal Ellis
Denzel Washington
Character : Private First Class Peterson
David Alan Grier
Character : Corporal Cobb
David Harris
Character : Private Smalls
Dennis Lipscomb
Character : Captain Taylor
Patti LaBelle
Character : Big Mary
Wings Hauser
Character : Lieutenant Byrd
Larry Riley
Character : C.J. Memphis
William Allen Young
Character : Private Henson
Scott Paulin
Character : Captain Wilcox
John Hancock
Character : Sergeant Washington
Trey Wilson
Character : Colonel Nivens
Patricia Brandkamp
Character : Ida Nivens
Carl Dreher
Character : Bus driver
Vaughn Reeves
Character : Captain Estes
Michael Anthony Williams
Character : Barracks Soldier
Bobby McGee
Character : Barracks Soldier
Rick Ramey
Character : Barracks Soldier
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