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A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American mystery drama film [2] directed and produced by Norman Jewison, adapted by Charles Fuller from his Pulitzer Prize -winning A Soldier's Play. It is a story about racism in a segregated regiment of the U.S Army commanded by White officers and training in the Jim Crow South, in a time and place where a Black ...
Nov 2, 1984 · A black officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in the deep south. The film stars Denzel Washington, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Adolph Caesar and others, and was nominated for three Oscars.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Norman Jewison
- 1984-11-02
A movie about the murder of a black sergeant in the Army during World War II. The plot is a series of flashbacks to the events leading up to the crime, and the ending is a handshake between the black lawyer and a white officer.
A black army lawyer investigates the murder of a black sergeant in a racially charged situation in World War II Louisiana. The film explores the themes of prejudice, justice, and brotherhood through flashbacks, interviews, and musical performances.
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A Soldier's Story. When a sergeant of an all-black unit in Louisiana during WWII is murdered, an Army lawyer investigates if the crime was an act of extreme white bigotry or could the killer be a soldier in the victim's unit who all hated him for his harsh treatment. 3,077 IMDb 7.2 1 h 40 min 1984. X-Ray 18+.
Rated: 4/5 Mar 24, 2021 Full Review Lloyd Billingsley Christianity Today A Soldier's Story is a moving piece of human drama that not only draws the viewer into the interior life of the characters ...
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- Mystery & Thriller
- PG
