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A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American mystery drama film [2] directed and produced by Norman Jewison, adapted by Charles Fuller from his Pulitzer Prize -winning A Soldier's Play. It is a murder mystery set in a segregated regiment of the U.S Army commanded by White officers and training in the Jim Crow South.
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 is based on a play by Charles Fuller.
- (12K)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Norman Jewison
- 1984-11-02
A Soldier's Story. 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 ...
- (21)
- Norman Jewison
- PG
- Howard E. Rollins Jr.
A movie about the murder of a black sergeant in the Army in 1944, investigated by a black lawyer. The plot is a series of flashbacks, the characters are one-dimensional, and the ending is ironic.
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.
A black army attorney investigates a murder on a black army base near the end of World War II. Watch this drama and mystery film directed by Norman Jewison and starring Denzel Washington, Howard E. Rollins Jr., and others.
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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. 3,117 IMDb 7.2 1 h 40 min 1984. 18+. Drama · Military and War · Bleak ...