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A Soldier's Story (1984)

A Soldier's Story (1984)

Drama Crime Mystery

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.

Release Date: 1984, September 14
Directors: Norman Jewison
Countries: United States of America
Production: Caldix, Columbia Pictures
Cast: Bobby McGee, Denzel Washington, Michael Anthony Williams, Art Evans, David Alan Grier, William Allen Young, David Harris, Robert Townsend, Scott Paulin, Adolph Caesar, Wings Hauser, Dennis Lipscomb

Overview:

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.

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