A Soldier's Story(1984)
movie - first aired/released 1984-09-14 - 101 min - audience 6.8
Mystery, Crime, Drama
Directed by Norman Jewison
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.
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Cast
Howard RollinsCaptain Davenport
Adolph CaesarSergeant Waters
Art EvansPrivate Wilkie
Robert TownsendCorporal Ellis
Denzel WashingtonPrivate First Class Peterson
David Alan GrierCorporal Cobb
David HarrisPrivate Smalls
Dennis LipscombCaptain Taylor
Patti LaBelleBig Mary
Wings HauserLieutenant Byrd
Larry RileyC.J. Memphis
William Allen YoungPrivate Henson
Scott PaulinCaptain Wilcox
John HancockSergeant Washington
Robert TylerPrivate Seymour
Trey WilsonColonel Nivens- Patricia BrandkampIda Nivens
- Carl DreherBus driver
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- Vaughn ReevesCaptain Estes
- Michael Anthony WilliamsBarracks Soldier
Bobby McGeeBarracks Soldier- Rick RameyBarracks Soldier
- Pat GrabeWhite Lieutenant #1
- Terry DoddWhite Lieutenant #2
- Warren ClementsSergeant Hooks
- James W. BryantChaplain
- John ValentineUmpire
- Ronald E. GreenfieldM.P. Sergeant
- Anthony C. SandersM.P. at Gate
- Traftin E. ThompsonM.P. in Barracks
- Roy WellsTraining Field Sergeant
- Tommy G. LigginsSolider Painting
- Calvin FranklinBarracks Soldier
- Kevin T. MosleyBarracks Soldier
- David AshleyBarracks Soldier
- Thomas HowardBarracks Soldier
- Lacarnist HiriamsBarracks Soldier
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