A Soldier's Story

About A Soldier's Story

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.

Norman Jewison's A Soldier's Story is a 1984 crime mystery film. Its themes are depressing, louisiana, blunt, and taunting.

Howard Rollins stars as Captain Davenport, Adolph Caesar as Sergeant Waters, Art Evans as Private Wilkie, and Robert Townsend as Corporal Ellis. Released in September 1984, it runs 101 minutes.

The screenplay is by Charles Fuller. It is adapted from a stage production. It streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel in the United States.

Gramps Is in the Resistance, Oldboy, and Face/Off make useful companions to A Soldier's Story, all filed under 1940s, revenge, and based on play or musical. TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 210 votes and it carries a PG rating.