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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
- 1984-11-02
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. 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 officer ...
A Soldier's Story. Roger Ebert January 01, 1984. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "A Soldier's Story" is one of those movies that's about less than you might think. It begins with the murder of a black sergeant, who is shot near an Army base in Louisiana in 1944.
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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.
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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 tail...
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- Mystery & Thriller
- PG
During World War II, an African-American officer investigates a murder that may have been racially motivated. Cast & Crew. Read More. Norman Jewison. Director. Howard E Rollins. Captain Richard Davenport. Adolph Caesar. Master Sergeant Vernon C Waters. Denzel Washington. Pfc Peterson. Dennis Lipscomb. Captain Taylor. Art Evans. Private Wilkie.