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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. 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 Play, 1981 play, by Charles Fuller
- Charles Fuller
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.
- (11K)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Norman Jewison
- 1984-11-02
A movie about the murder of a black sergeant in the Army in 1944, investigated by a black lawyer. Roger Ebert criticizes the plot, the performance and the ending of this docudrama directed by Norman Jewison.
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. 3,074 IMDb 7.2 1 h 40 min 1984. X-Ray 18+.
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
