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- An African-American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II. A black soldier is killed while returning to his base in the deep south. The white people of the area are suspected at first. A tough black army attorney is brought in to find out the truth.
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Summaries. An African-American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II. A black soldier is killed while returning to his base in the deep south. The white people of the area are suspected at first. A tough black army attorney is brought in to find out the truth.
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.
Sep 14, 1984 · Synopsis by Karl Williams. Inspired by the Herman Melville novel Billy Budd, writer Charles Fuller created the Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldier's Play, which he then adapted into this film drama in 1984, for socially conscious, liberal director Norman Jewison. In the racially-divided 1940s, Fort Neal, Louisiana, is a military base where black ...
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The murder of a black sergeant on a segregated army base in Louisiana in 1944 is investigated by a black soldier and lawyer, revealing deep-seated racism in the Deep South. Adapted from Charles Fuller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, the film was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (for Adolph Caesar), and Best Ada...
Indicator presents Norman Jewison’s A Soldier’s Story to Blu-ray, presenting the film in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1 on a dual-layer disc. The 1080p/24hz high-definition presentation is sourced from a 2K remaster provided by Sony. The disc is locked to region B. The presentation looks fine enough and doesn’t present any severe issues, but t...
The film comes with a linear PCM 2.0 stereo surround soundtrack. Dialogue is clear and the overall audio is clean. The film’s score is a little odd (I’d almost call it a television score to be honest) but has some decent power behind it. The mix is limited, with some noticeable panning between the fronts, but that’s about the extent of it.
The film has seen a few home video releases, though only Sony’s original DVD edition in North America offered any special features. Indicator’s edition carries all of that content over, starting with an audio commentaryfeaturing director Norman Jewison. Overall it’s a fairly average track, though Jewison does detail some of the things he had to wor...
It’s an average release, with a decent set of extras and an above-average presentation. The booklet is probably the release’s strongest attribute. BUY AT:
Directed by Norman Jewison. 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.
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A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American mystery drama film directed and produced by Norman Jewison, adapted by Charles Fuller from his Pulitzer Prize -winning A Soldier's Play. Fuller had said Herman Melville 's novella Billy Budd inspired the play.
A Soldier's Story - Metacritic. 1984. PG. Columbia Pictures. 1 h 41 m. Summary An African American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II. Crime. Drama. Mystery.
