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See all on WikipediaA 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 … See more
In 1944 during World War II, Vernon Waters, a master sergeant in a company of Black soldiers, is shot to death with a .45 caliber pistol outside Fort Neal, a segregated Army base in See more
• Howard E. Rollins Jr. as CPT. Richard Davenport
• Adolph Caesar as MSG. Vernon Waters
• Art Evans as PVT. James Wilkie
• David Alan Grier as … See moreJewison and many of the cast members worked for scale or less under a tight budget with Columbia Pictures. "No one really wanted to … See more
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WebRoger 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 …
WebSummaries. 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. …
WebA Soldier's Story is a 1984 American drama movie directed by Norman Jewison and based on the 1981 play of the same name by Charles Fuller. It stars Howard Rollins, Adolph …
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WebCaptain Taylor. Art Evans. Private Wilkie. Watchlist. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. A black Army investigator (Howard E. Rollins Jr.) travels to a remote military base in the heart of the Louisiana...
WebOverview. 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 …
WebSep 14, 1984 · Cast & Crew. Awards. Releases. Related. Share on. facebook. twitter. Synopsis by Karl Williams. Inspired by the Herman Melville novel Billy Budd, writer Charles Fuller created the Pulitzer Prize-winning …
WebDrama. Tensions flare in this gripping film about a murder on a black army base near the end of World War II. Captain Davenport (Howard E. Rollins, Jr.), a proud black army attorney, is sent to Fort Neal, Louisiana, to …
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