A Soldier's Story (1984)

09/14/1984 1h 41m

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.

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Howard Rollins

as Captain Davenport

Born 10/17/1950

Died 12/08/1996, age

Adolph Caesar

as Sergeant Waters

Born 12/05/1933

Died 03/06/1986, age

Art Evans

as Private Wilkie

Born 03/27/1942, age

Robert Townsend

as Corporal Ellis

Born 02/06/1957, age

Denzel Washington

as Private First Class Peterson

Born 12/28/1954, age

David Alan Grier

as Corporal Cobb

Born 06/30/1956, age

David Harris

as Private Smalls

Born 05/23/1959, age

Dennis Lipscomb

as Captain Taylor

Born 03/01/1942

Died 07/30/2014, age

Wings Hauser

as Lieutenant Byrd

Born 12/12/1947, age

William Allen Young

as Private Henson

Born 01/24/1954, age

Scott Paulin

as Captain Wilcox

Born 02/13/1950, age

John Hancock

as Sergeant Washington

Born 03/04/1941

Died 10/12/1992, age

Trey Wilson

as Colonel Nivens

Born 01/21/1948

Died 01/16/1989, age