A Soldier's Story (1984)
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.
Director:
Norman Jewison
Writer:
Charles Fuller
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Howard Rollins as Captain Davenport |
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Adolph Caesar as Sergeant Waters |
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Art Evans as Private Wilkie |
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Robert Townsend as Corporal Ellis |
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Denzel Washington as Private First Class Peterson |
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David Alan Grier as Corporal Cobb |
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David Harris as Private Smalls |
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Dennis Lipscomb as Captain Taylor |
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Patti LaBelle as Big Mary |
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Wings Hauser as Lieutenant Byrd |
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Larry Riley as C.J. Memphis |
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William Allen Young as Private Henson |
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Scott Paulin as Captain Wilcox |
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John Hancock as Sergeant Washington |
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Robert Tyler as Private Seymour |
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Trey Wilson as Colonel Nivens |
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Patricia Brandkamp as Ida Nivens |
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Carl Dreher as Bus driver |
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Vaughn Reeves as Captain Estes |
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Michael Anthony Williams as Barracks Soldier |
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Bobby McGee as Barracks Soldier |
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Rick Ramey as Barracks Soldier |
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Pat Grabe as White Lieutenant #1 |
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Terry Dodd as White Lieutenant #2 |
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Warren Clements as Sergeant Hooks |
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James W. Bryant as Chaplain |
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John Valentine as Umpire |
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Ronald E. Greenfield as M.P. Sergeant |
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Anthony C. Sanders as M.P. at Gate |
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Traftin E. Thompson as M.P. in Barracks |
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Roy Wells as Training Field Sergeant |
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Tommy G. Liggins as Solider Painting |
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Calvin Franklin as Barracks Soldier |
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Kevin T. Mosley as Barracks Soldier |
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David Ashley as Barracks Soldier |
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Thomas Howard as Barracks Soldier |
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Lacarnist Hiriams as Barracks Soldier |
| Directing | Norman Jewison | Director |
| Sound | Herbie Hancock | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Charles Fuller | Screenplay |
| Production | Norman Jewison | Producer |
| Art | Thomas L. Roysden | Set Decoration |
| Production | Chiz Schultz | Executive Producer |
| Production | Charles Milhaupt | Associate Producer |
| Visual Effects | Dennis Dion | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Walter Scott Herndon | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bernadine M. Anderson | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | James Camomile | Special Effects |
| Production | Ronald L. Schwary | Producer |
| Crew | Mark Warner | Editorial Staff |
| Editing | Mark Warner | Editor |
| Production | Patrick J. Palmer | Producer |
| Editing | Caroline Biggerstaff | Editor |
| Camera | Russell Boyd | Director of Photography |
| Production | Reuben Cannon | Casting Director |
| Production | Gerald R. Molen | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Linda Dove | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Julie Feiner | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Gib Jaffe | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Dessie Markovsky | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Emile Razpopov | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Catherine Shorr | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Michael Tomack | Sound Editor |
| Production | Megan Branman | Extras Casting |
| Editing | Edward A. Warschilka | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Else Blangsted | Music Editor |
| Directing | Wilma Garscadden-Gahret | Script Supervisor |
