A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story
Release: 1984-09-14
·Runtime: 101m
·★ 6.8
Mystery
Crime
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Caldix
Columbia Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Scott Paulin
as Captain Wilcox
Howard Rollins
as Captain Davenport
Adolph Caesar
as Sergeant Waters
Robert Townsend
as Corporal Ellis
David Alan Grier
as Corporal Cobb
David Harris
as Private Smalls
John Hancock
as Sergeant Washington
Robert Tyler
as Private Seymour
Dennis Lipscomb
as Captain Taylor
Trey Wilson
as Colonel Nivens
Bobby McGee
as Barracks Soldier
Wings Hauser
as Lieutenant Byrd
Denzel Washington
as Private First Class Peterson
Larry Riley
as C.J. Memphis
William Allen Young
as Private Henson
Art Evans
as Private Wilkie
Patti LaBelle
as Big Mary
