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. | ||
Title | : | A Soldier's Story |
Release Date | : | 1984-09-14 |
Runtime | : | |
Production Countries | : | United States of America, |
Production Co. | : | Caldix Columbia Pictures |
Genres | : | Mystery, Crime, Drama, |
Casts | : | Howard Rollins, Adolph Caesar, Art Evans, Robert Townsend, Denzel Washington, David Alan Grier, David Harris, Dennis Lipscomb, Patti LaBelle, Wings Hauser, Larry Riley, William Allen Young, Scott Paulin, John Hancock, Trey Wilson, Patricia Brandkamp, Carl Dreher, Vaughn Reeves, Michael Anthony Williams, Bobby McGee, Rick Ramey, |
Plot Keywords | : | world war ii, louisiana, dead soldier, based on play or musical, racist, flashback, revenge, boot camp, blunt, taunting, 1940s, military law, depressing, demeaning, |
Alternative Titles | : | Storia di un soldato Historia de un soldado Katonatörténet Příběh vojáka La historia de un soldado Sergeant Waters - Eine Soldatengeschichte Войнишка история A História de um Soldado Sotilaan tarina I istoria enos stratioti La historia de un soldado Historien om en soldat Opowiesc zolnierza A História do Soldado Povestea unui soldat En soldats historia Армейская история Sergeant Waters - Eine Soldatengeschichte Історія солдата |