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.”
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
37 people
Howard Rollins
Captain Davenport
Known for
In the Heat of the Night
Ragtime
Adolph Caesar
Sergeant Waters
Known for
SilverHawks
The Color Purple
Art Evans
Private Wilkie
Known for
Die Hard 2
Metro
Robert Townsend
Corporal Ellis
Known for
The Bear
The Meteor Man
Denzel Washington
Private First Class Peterson
Known for
The Equalizer
Training Day
David Alan Grier
Corporal Cobb
Known for
Jumanji
The Patient
David Harris
Private Smalls
Known for
The Warriors
North and South
Dennis Lipscomb
Captain Taylor
Known for
WarGames
Eyes of Fire
Patti LaBelle
Big Mary
Known for
Semi-Pro
Star
Wings Hauser
Lieutenant Byrd
Known for
Rubber
Night Shadows
Larry Riley
C.J. Memphis
Also in
Knots Landing
Crackers
William Allen Young
Private Henson
Known for
District 9
Code Black
Norman Jewison Director · Charles Fuller Screenplay Herbie Hancock Composer
Worldwide gross $22M · Budget $6M · United States release September 14, 1984
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$21,821,347
Gross vs. budget
3.6×
Production
Caldix
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 14, 1984
Theatrical
United States · September 14, 1984
Theatrical
Germany
February 28, 1985 · Theatrical
Japan
June 8, 1985 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 28, 1985 · Theatrical
August 21, 2001 · Physical · DVD
January 3, 2009 · TV · RTL 7
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