A Soldier's Story
# 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.
π Overview:
In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenportβalso a black manβis 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.
π΅ Budget: USD
6,000,000
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1984-09-14
β Running Time:
101 mins
β Vote Average:
6.8
Beloved Cast
Captain Davenport
Howard Rollins
Sergeant Waters
Adolph Caesar
Private Wilkie
Art Evans
Corporal Ellis
Robert Townsend
Private First Class Peterson
Denzel Washington
Corporal Cobb
David Alan Grier
Private Smalls
David Harris
Captain Taylor
Dennis Lipscomb
Big Mary
Patti LaBelle
Lieutenant Byrd
Wings Hauser
C.J. Memphis
Larry Riley
Private Henson
William Allen Young
Captain Wilcox
Scott Paulin
Sergeant Washington
John Hancock
Colonel Nivens
Trey Wilson
Ida Nivens
Patricia Brandkamp
Bus driver
Carl Dreher
Captain Estes
Vaughn Reeves
Barracks Soldier
Michael Anthony Williams
Barracks Soldier
Bobby McGee
Barracks Soldier
Rick Ramey