
A Soldier's Story (1984)
Released:
1984-09-14
Duration:
1hr 41min
Rating 6.8
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.
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 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 Companies
Caldix

Columbia Pictures
Additional Info
Budget | $6,000,000.00 |
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Revenue | $21,821,347.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 11.232 |
Directed By
Norman Jewison
Crew
Director
Norman Jewison
Norman Jewison
Original Music Composer
Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock
Screenplay
Charles Fuller
Charles Fuller
Producer
Norman Jewison
Norman Jewison
Set Decoration
Thomas L. Roysden
Thomas L. Roysden
Executive Producer
Chiz Schultz
Chiz Schultz
Associate Producer
Charles Milhaupt
Charles Milhaupt
Special Effects Supervisor
Dennis Dion
Dennis Dion
Production Design
Walter Scott Herndon
Walter Scott Herndon
Makeup Artist
Bernadine M. Anderson
Bernadine M. Anderson
Special Effects
James Camomile
James Camomile
Producer
Ronald L. Schwary
Ronald L. Schwary
Editorial Staff
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
Editor
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
Producer
Patrick J. Palmer
Patrick J. Palmer
Editor
Caroline Biggerstaff
Caroline Biggerstaff
Director of Photography
Russell Boyd
Russell Boyd
TOP CAST

Howard Rollins
Captain Davenport

Adolph Caesar
Sergeant Waters

Art Evans
Private Wilkie

Robert Townsend
Corporal Ellis

Denzel Washington
Private First Class Peterson

David Alan Grier
Corporal Cobb

David Harris
Private Smalls

Dennis Lipscomb
Captain Taylor

Patti LaBelle
Big Mary

Wings Hauser
Lieutenant Byrd

Larry Riley
C.J. Memphis

William Allen Young
Private Henson

Scott Paulin
Captain Wilcox

John Hancock
Sergeant Washington

Trey Wilson
Colonel Nivens
Patricia Brandkamp
Ida Nivens
Carl Dreher
Bus driver
Vaughn Reeves
Captain Estes
Michael Anthony Williams
Barracks Soldier

Bobby McGee
Barracks Soldier
Rick Ramey
Barracks Soldier