A Soldier's Story
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.
Year: 1984
Studio: Caldix, Columbia Pictures
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Howard Rollins, Adolph Caesar, Art Evans, Robert Townsend, Denzel Washington, David Alan Grier
Crew: Norman Jewison (Director), Herbie Hancock (Original Music Composer), Charles Fuller (Screenplay), Norman Jewison (Producer), Charles Milhaupt (Associate Producer), Patrick J. Palmer (Producer)
Runtime: 101 minutes
Release: Sep 14, 1984
IMDb: 6.79/10 by 199 users
Popularity: 1
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 6
Revenue: 21
Keyword : world war ii, louisiana, dead soldier, based on play or musical, racist, flashback, revenge, boot camp, blunt, taunting, 1940s, military law, depressing, demeaning
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