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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 investigate the ruthless shooting death of Sergeant Waters (Adolph Caesar). Through interviews with Sarge's men, Davenport learns that he was a vicious man who served the white world and despised his own roots. Was the killer a bigoted white officer? Or could he have been a black soldier embittered by Waters' constant race baiting? Directed by Norman Jewison from Charles Fuler's Pulitzer Prize- winning play, A SOLDIER'S STORY is both a spellbinding mystery and a superb drama that transcends race.
Original Release
09/14/1984
US Release
09/14/1984
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Howard E. Rollins Jr. | Captain Davenport |
Adolph Caesar | Sergeant Waters |
Art Evans | Private Wilkie |
David Alan Grier | Corporal Cobb |
David Harris | Private Smalls |
Dennis Lipscomb | Captain Taylor |
Larry Riley | C.J. Memphis |
Robert Townsend | Corporal Ellis |
Denzel Washington | Private First Class Peterson |
William Allen Young | Private Henson |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Howard E. Rollins Jr. | Captain Davenport |
Adolph Caesar | Sergeant Waters |
Art Evans | Private Wilkie |
David Alan Grier | Corporal Cobb |
David Harris | Private Smalls |
Dennis Lipscomb | Captain Taylor |
Larry Riley | C.J. Memphis |
Robert Townsend | Corporal Ellis |
Denzel Washington | Private First Class Peterson |
William Allen Young | Private Henson |
Patti LaBelle | Big Mary |
Wings Hauser | Lieutenant Byrd |
Scott Paulin | Captain Wilcox |
John Hancock | Sergeant Washington |
Trey Wilson | Colonel Nivens |
Patricia Brandkamp | Ida Nivens |
Carl Dreher | |
Vaughn Reeves | Captain Estes |
Robert Tyler | Private Seymour |
Pat Grabe | White Lieutenant #1 |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Chiz Schultz | Executive Producer |
Norman Jewison | Producer |
Charles Milhaupt | Producer |
Patrick J. Palmer | Producer |
Ronald L. Schwary | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1985 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
1985 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1985 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominated |
1985 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
1985 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
1985 | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Nominated |