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A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American mystery drama film based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Charles Fuller. It follows a Black JAG officer who investigates the murder of a Black sergeant in a segregated Army unit during World War II.
Nov 2, 1984 · A Soldier's Story: Directed by Norman Jewison. With Howard E. Rollins Jr., Adolph Caesar, Art Evans, David Alan Grier. An African-American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Norman Jewison
A movie about the murder of a black sergeant in a racist Army base in 1944. Roger Ebert criticizes the plot, the performance and the ending of this docudrama directed by Norman Jewison.
A black Army investigator (Howard E. Rollins Jr.) 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...
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- Norman Jewison
- PG
- Howard E. Rollins Jr.
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.
A black army attorney investigates a murder on a black army base near the end of World War II. Watch this drama and mystery film directed by Norman Jewison and starring Denzel Washington, Howard E. Rollins Jr., and others.
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Mar 22, 2007 · Investigating the murder of Sgt. Waters (Adolph Caesar), Captain Davenport (Howard E. Rollins Jr.) deposes Private Peterson (Denzel Washington) who recalls a baseball game starring CJ (Larry Riley), in Norman Jewison's.
