A Soldier’s Story
Movie
1984
PG
1 HOUR 41 MINS
Mystery
A black Army investigator travels to a remote military base in the heart of the Louisiana backwoods to look into the mysterious murder of a black sergeant toward the tail end of World War II.
Cast & Crew
Howard E. Rollins Captain Davenport
Adolph Caesar Sergeant Waters
Denzel Washington Private First Class Peterson
Dennis Lipscomb Captain Taylor
Art Evans Private Wilkie
Larry Riley C.J. Memphis
David Alan Grier Corporal Cobb
Robert Townsend Corporal Ellis
Patti LaBelle Big Mary
Wings Hauser Lieutenant Byrd
Trey Wilson Colonel Nivens
Norman Jewison Director
Norman Jewison Producer
Ronald L. Schwary Producer
Patrick Palmer Producer
Charles Fuller Screenwriter
Charles Schultz Executive Producer
Russell Boyd Cinematography
Caroline Biggerstaff Film Editing
Mark Warner Film Editing
Herbie Hancock Original Music
Walter Scott Herndon Production Design
Thomas L. Roysden Set Decoration
Reuben Cannon Casting
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