A Soldier’s Story

Theatrical - Wide 1984-09-14

Cast Adolph Caesar Art Evans Robert Townsend Denzel Washington David Harris
Directed by Norman Jewison
Written by Charles Fuller

Box Office Gross: $21,821,347

Running Time: 101 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Caldix, Columbia Pictures

Genres: Crime Drama Mystery

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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... See more 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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