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.
Title | A Soldier's Story |
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Year | 1984 |
Genre | Mystery, Crime, Drama |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Caldix, Columbia Pictures |
Cast | Howard Rollins, Adolph Caesar, Art Evans, Robert Townsend, Denzel Washington, David Alan Grier |
Crew | Norman Jewison (Director), Herbie Hancock (Original Music Composer), Charles Fuller (Screenplay), Norman Jewison (Producer), Thomas L. Roysden (Set Decoration), Chiz Schultz (Executive Producer) |
Keyword | world war ii, louisiana, dead soldier, based on play or musical, racist, flashback, revenge, boot camp, blunt, taunting, 1940s, military law, depressing, demeaning |
Release | Sep 14, 1984 |
Runtime | 101 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.80 / 10 by 182 users |
Popularity | 7 |
Budget | 6,000,000 |
Revenue | 21,821,347 |
Language | English |