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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.

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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.

  • Release date
  • September 14, 1984
  • Runtime
  • 101 min
  • Genres
  • Mystery, Crime, Drama
  • Director
  • Norman Jewison

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Howard Rollins photo Howard Rollins Captain Davenport Adolph Caesar photo Adolph Caesar Sergeant Waters Art Evans photo Art Evans Private Wilkie Robert Townsend photo Robert Townsend Corporal Ellis Denzel Washington photo Denzel Washington Private First Class Peterson David Alan Grier photo David Alan Grier Corporal Cobb David Harris photo David Harris Private Smalls Dennis Lipscomb photo Dennis Lipscomb Captain Taylor

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