A Soldier's Story
1984 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
In the towm of Tynen, Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. A military lawyer, also a black man, is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and fearful black troops, Captain Davenport must battle with deceipt and prejudice in order to find out exactly who really did kill Sergeant Waters.
Direction Norman Jewison
Cast Howard E. Rollins Jr. · Adolph Caesar · Art Evans · Denzel Washington · David Harris · Dennis Lipscomb · David Alan Grier · Robert Townsend
Soundtrack Herbert Hancock
Screenplay Charles Fuller
Cinematography Russell Boyd
Original title A Soldier's Story
6.3
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