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A Soldier's Story

A Soldier's Story

Mystery

Crime

Drama

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.

Date: 09/14/1984
Rating: 6.7
Cast: 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

Howard Rollins Howard Rollins

Adolph Caesar Adolph Caesar

Art Evans Art Evans

Robert Townsend Robert Townsend

Denzel Washington Denzel Washington

David Alan Grier David Alan Grier

David Harris David Harris

Dennis Lipscomb Dennis Lipscomb

Patti LaBelle Patti LaBelle

Wings Hauser Wings Hauser

Larry Riley Larry Riley

William Allen Young William Allen Young

Scott Paulin Scott Paulin

John Hancock John Hancock

Trey Wilson Trey Wilson

Patricia Brandkamp

Carl Dreher

Vaughn Reeves

Michael Anthony Williams

Bobby McGee

Rick Ramey