A Soldier's Story
Directed by Norman Jewison
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- rahssan44January 18, 2025One of the best adaptations of a theatre play to the big screen. You see a very young Denzel Washington along side the late Howard Rollins and Art Evans in probably one of the best depictions of African American World War 2 soldiers and the realities they faced in segregated units.
A Soldier's Story Trivia
A Soldier's Story was released on November 2, 1984.
A Soldier's Story was directed by Norman Jewison.
A Soldier's Story has a runtime of 1h 41m.
A Soldier's Story was produced by Norman Jewison, Patrick J. Palmer, Ronald L. Schwary.
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. We find out a bit more about the dead soldier in flashbacks - and that he was unpopular. Will the attorney find the killer ?
The key characters in A Soldier's Story are Captain Davenport (Howard Rollins), Sergeant Waters (Adolph Caesar), Private Wilkie (Art Evans).
A Soldier's Story is rated PG.
A Soldier's Story is a Drama, Mystery, War film.
A Soldier's Story has an audience rating of 8.2 out of 10.
A Soldier's Story had a budget of $6M.
A Soldier's Story has made $21.8M at the box office.