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.
- 1984-09-14
- Mystery, Crime, Drama
- John Hancock, Howard Rollins, Denzel Washington, Wings Hauser, Scott Paulin, Patti LaBelle, Robert Townsend, Michael Anthony Williams, David Harris, Trey Wilson, William Allen Young, Dennis Lipscomb, Bobby McGee, Larry Riley, Adolph Caesar, David Alan Grier, Art Evans, Patricia Brandkamp, Vaughn Reeves, Rick Ramey
- $6,000,000
- $21,821,347
- 1 h. 41 min.
- 6.8/10
- 190
- United States of America
- Caldix, Columbia Pictures
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.