A Soldier's Story

1h 41min

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.

Production Companies

Caldix

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Howard Rollins

Howard Rollins

Captain Davenport
Adolph Caesar

Adolph Caesar

Sergeant Waters
Art Evans

Art Evans

Private Wilkie
Robert Townsend

Robert Townsend

Corporal Ellis
Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Private First Class Peterson
David Alan Grier

David Alan Grier

Corporal Cobb
David Harris

David Harris

Private Smalls
Dennis Lipscomb

Dennis Lipscomb

Captain Taylor
Wings Hauser

Wings Hauser

Lieutenant Byrd
Larry Riley

Larry Riley

C.J. Memphis
William Allen Young

William Allen Young

Private Henson
Scott Paulin

Scott Paulin

Captain Wilcox
John Hancock

John Hancock

Sergeant Washington
Trey Wilson

Trey Wilson

Colonel Nivens
Carl Dreher

Carl Dreher

Bus driver
Vaughn Reeves

Vaughn Reeves

Captain Estes
Michael Anthony Williams

Michael Anthony Williams

Barracks Soldier
Bobby McGee

Bobby McGee

Barracks Soldier
Rick Ramey

Rick Ramey

Barracks Soldier

Release date

14th Sep 1984

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English