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.

Released: 1984-09-14

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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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Howard Rollins

as Captain Davenport

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Adolph Caesar

as Sergeant Waters

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Art Evans

as Private Wilkie

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Robert Townsend

as Corporal Ellis

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Denzel Washington

as Private First Class Peterson

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David Alan Grier

as Corporal Cobb

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David Harris

as Private Smalls

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Dennis Lipscomb

as Captain Taylor

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Wings Hauser

as Lieutenant Byrd

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Larry Riley

as C.J. Memphis

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William Allen Young

as Private Henson

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Scott Paulin

as Captain Wilcox

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John Hancock

as Sergeant Washington

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Trey Wilson

as Colonel Nivens

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Carl Dreher

as Bus driver

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Vaughn Reeves

as Captain Estes

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Michael Anthony Williams

as Barracks Soldier

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Bobby McGee

as Barracks Soldier

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Herbie Hancock

Original Music Composer

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Dennis Dion

Special Effects Supervisor

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Mark Warner

Editorial Staff

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James Camomile

Special Effects

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Charles Milhaupt

Associate Producer

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Chiz Schultz

Executive Producer

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Thomas L. Roysden

Set Decoration

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Russell Boyd

Director of Photography

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