A Soldier's Story (1984) 7.1
An African American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II. Director:Norman Jewison |
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A Soldier's Story (1984) 7.1
An African American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II. Director:Norman Jewison |
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| Howard E. Rollins Jr. | ... |
Captain Davenport
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| Adolph Caesar | ... |
Sergeant Waters
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| Art Evans | ... |
Private Wilkie
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| David Alan Grier | ... |
Corporal Cobb
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| David Harris | ... |
Private Smalls
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| Dennis Lipscomb | ... |
Captain Taylor
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Larry Riley | ... |
C.J. Memphis
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| Robert Townsend | ... |
Corporal Ellis
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| Denzel Washington | ... |
Private First Class Peterson
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| William Allen Young | ... |
Private Henson
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| Patti LaBelle | ... |
Big Mary
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| Wings Hauser | ... |
Lieutenant Byrd
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| Scott Paulin | ... |
Captain Wilcox
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John Hancock | ... |
Sergeant Washington
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| Trey Wilson | ... |
Colonel Nivens
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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 ? Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>
I can't even say this movie is underappreciated and overlooked b/c it did get a nomination for Best Picture...but I'll say it is anyway! :) This movie is not just a great "black" film, it's a great film, period. Howard Rollins shows the great actor he once was (and makes you saddened by how his later career after "Heat of the Night" turned out) and you cannot beat the who's who of the rest of the cast: Robert Townsend, Denzel, Adolph Caesar... I'm glad I found out it's on DVD with commentary by Mr. Jewison cause it deserves the format (although more goodies would've been great). If you haven't seen it, you must. For excellent acting and story it rarely gets better than this one...