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A Soldier's Story

Norman Jewison

1984 • 1h 41m

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...

A Soldier's Story

A Soldiers Story 1984 TV trailer

Cast

Howard Rollins

Howard RollinsCaptain Davenport

Adolph Caesar

Adolph CaesarSergeant Waters

Art Evans

Art EvansPrivate Wilkie

Robert Townsend

Robert TownsendCorporal Ellis

Denzel Washington

Denzel WashingtonPrivate First Class Peterson

David Alan Grier

David Alan GrierCorporal Cobb

David Harris

David HarrisPrivate Smalls

Dennis Lipscomb

Dennis LipscombCaptain Taylor

Patti LaBelle

Patti LaBelleBig Mary

Wings Hauser

Wings HauserLieutenant Byrd

Larry Riley

Larry RileyC.J. Memphis

William Allen Young

William Allen YoungPrivate Henson

Scott Paulin

Scott PaulinCaptain Wilcox

John Hancock

John HancockSergeant Washington

Robert Tyler

Robert TylerPrivate Seymour

Crew

Norman Jewison

Norman JewisonDirector

Herbie Hancock

Herbie HancockOriginal Music Composer

Chiz Schultz

Chiz SchultzExecutive Producer

Russell Boyd

Russell BoydDirector of Photography

Gerald R. Molen

Gerald R. MolenUnit Production Manager

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