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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 .
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.
A Soldier’s Story. 101 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 1984. Roger Ebert. January 1, 1984. 3 min read. “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.
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.
- (12K)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Norman Jewison
- 1984-11-02
- Synopsis
- Picture 8/10
- Audio 7/10
- Extras 7/10
- Closing
The murder of a black sergeant on a segregated army base in Louisiana in 1944 is investigated by a black soldier and lawyer, revealing deep-seated racism in the Deep South. Adapted from Charles Fuller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, the film was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (for Adolph Caesar), and Best Ada...
Indicator presents Norman Jewison’s A Soldier’s Story to Blu-ray, presenting the film in its original aspect ratio of 1.85:1 on a dual-layer disc. The 1080p/24hz high-definition presentation is sourced from a 2K remaster provided by Sony. The disc is locked to region B. The presentation looks fine enough and doesn’t present any severe issues, but t...
The film comes with a linear PCM 2.0 stereo surround soundtrack. Dialogue is clear and the overall audio is clean. The film’s score is a little odd (I’d almost call it a television score to be honest) but has some decent power behind it. The mix is limited, with some noticeable panning between the fronts, but that’s about the extent of it.
The film has seen a few home video releases, though only Sony’s original DVD edition in North America offered any special features. Indicator’s edition carries all of that content over, starting with an audio commentaryfeaturing director Norman Jewison. Overall it’s a fairly average track, though Jewison does detail some of the things he had to wor...
It’s an average release, with a decent set of extras and an above-average presentation. The booklet is probably the release’s strongest attribute. BUY AT:
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...
- (21)
- Mystery & Thriller
- PG
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.
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