A Soldier's Story

1984    1h 41m    PG
Drama, Mystery,
7.291%82%67%
A black soldier is killed while returning to his base in the deep south. The white people of the area are suspected at first. A tough black army attorney is brought in to find out the truth. We find out a bit more about the dead soldier in flashbacks - and that he was unpopular. Will the attorney find the killer ?
Directed By
Norman Jewison
Written By
Charles Fuller
Studio
Caldix, Columbia Pictures
Cast of A Soldier's Story
  • Howard RollinsCaptain Davenport
  • Adolph CaesarSergeant Waters
  • Art EvansPrivate Wilkie
  • Robert TownsendCorporal Ellis
  • Denzel WashingtonPrivate First Class Peterson
  • David Alan GrierCorporal Cobb
  • David HarrisPrivate Smalls
  • Dennis LipscombCaptain Taylor
  • Patti LaBelleBig Mary
  • Wings HauserLieutenant Byrd
  • Larry RileyC.J. Memphis
  • William Allen YoungPrivate Henson
  • Scott PaulinCaptain Wilcox
  • John HancockSergeant Washington
  • Trey WilsonColonel Nivens
  • Patricia BrandkampIda Nivens
  • Carl DreherBus driver
  • Vaughn ReevesCaptain Estes
  • Michael Anthony WilliamsBarracks Soldier
  • Bobby McGeeBarracks Soldier
  • Rick RameyBarracks Soldier
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