A Soldier's Story

A Soldier's Story (2024)

2024

Drama / Mystery / War / Crime

6.8 from 10 with total 99 votes

1984-09-14

101 minutes

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. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and fearful black troops, Davenport must battle with deceit and prejudice in order to find out exactly who really did kill the Master Sergeant.

Howard Rollins character Captain Davenport

Adolph Caesar character Sergeant Waters

Art Evans character Private Wilkie

Robert Townsend character Corporal Ellis

Denzel Washington character Private First Class Peterson

David Alan Grier character Corporal Cobb

David Harris character Private Smalls

Dennis Lipscomb character Captain Taylor

Patti LaBelle character Big Mary

Wings Hauser character Lieutenant Byrd

Larry Riley character C.J. Memphis

William Allen Young character Private Henson

Scott Paulin character Captain Wilcox

John Hancock character Sergeant Washington

Trey Wilson character Colonel Nivens

Patricia Brandkamp character Ida Nivens

Carl Dreher character Bus driver

Vaughn Reeves character Captain Estes

Michael Anthony Williams character Barracks Soldier

Bobby McGee character Barracks Soldier

Rick Ramey character Barracks Soldier