Soldier's Story, A

Soldier's Story, A

1984

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 tail end of World War II. Once he arrives, the investigator discovers an Army regiment and an entire community that, despite the beginnings of integration, is still torn apart by race and segregation. He soon learns that on this base, trust is sparse and secrets are a currency all their own.

Alone, far from home, and far from justice, he has three days to learn the truth about a murder...and the truth is a story you won't forget.

JBscale
79
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
1 hr. 41 mins.
US Theatrical Release
November 2, 1984
US Box Office
$21,821,347 (#3271 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Movies Anywhere Movies Anywhere
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Sony Pictures
Released
January 31, 2012
Acquired Date
June 29, 2023
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Howard E. Rollins Jr.
Howard E. Rollins Jr.
Adolph Caesar
Adolph Caesar
Art Evans
Art Evans
David Alan Grier
David Alan Grier
David Harris
David Harris
Dennis Lipscomb
Dennis Lipscomb
Larry Riley
Larry Riley
Robert Townsend
Robert Townsend
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
William Allen Young
William Allen Young
Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
Wings Hauser
Wings Hauser
Scott Paulin
Scott Paulin
John Hancock
John Hancock
Trey Wilson
Trey Wilson

Directors

Norman Jewison
Norman Jewison

Producers

Norman Jewison
Norman Jewison
Patrick J. Palmer
Patrick J. Palmer
Ronald L. Schwary
Ronald L. Schwary

Writers

Charles Fuller
Charles Fuller

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
90%
Tomatometer
21 votes
RT Fresh Certified
82%
Popcornmeter
146 votes
METASCORE
66
10 votes
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
11,784 votes

Additional Info

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