Alone, far from home, and far from justice, he has three days to learn the truth about a murder... and the truth is a story you won't forget.
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.
Directed by: Norman Jewison
Written by: Charles Fuller
Music by: Herbie Hancock
Starring: Howard Rollins, Adolph Caesar, Art Evans, Robert Townsend, Denzel Washington, David Alan Grier, David Harris, Dennis Lipscomb, Patti LaBelle, Wings Hauser
Genre: Mystery, Crime, Drama
Released: 1984-09-14
Runtime: 101 minutes
Rate, review and log A Soldier's Story on Film Reality, see where to watch it, its soundtrack and what everyone else thought.