A Soldier's Story (1984)

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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.

• Released: 1984-09-14
• Genres: Mystery, Crime, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 41m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 210 votes

Directed by Norman Jewison.

Top cast

• Howard Rollins as Captain Davenport
• Adolph Caesar as Sergeant Waters
• Art Evans as Private Wilkie
• Robert Townsend as Corporal Ellis
• Denzel Washington as Private First Class Peterson
• David Alan Grier as Corporal Cobb
• David Harris as Private Smalls
• Dennis Lipscomb as Captain Taylor
• Patti LaBelle as Big Mary
• Wings Hauser as Lieutenant Byrd

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Where to watch A Soldier's Story

• United States: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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