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1984 Mystery Crime Drama 1h 41m

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.

6.8 TMDB RATING
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Principal Cast

Howard Rollins

Captain Davenport

Adolph Caesar

Sergeant Waters

Art Evans

Private Wilkie

Robert Townsend

Corporal Ellis

Denzel Washington

Private First Class Peterson

David Alan Grier

Corporal Cobb

David Harris

Private Smalls

Dennis Lipscomb

Captain Taylor

Patti LaBelle

Big Mary

Wings Hauser

Lieutenant Byrd

Larry Riley

C.J. Memphis

William Allen Young

Private Henson

Scott Paulin

Captain Wilcox

John Hancock

Sergeant Washington

Robert Tyler

Private Seymour

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