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    A Soldier's Story 1984 POSTER

    A Soldier's Story

    1984

    English

    7.2

    ♡ 23

    90%

    82%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    Crime

    dead soldier

    Drama

    flashback

    louisiana

    Mystery

    racist

    War

    world war ii

    Norman Jewison Norman Jewison Director Patti LaBelle Patti LaBelle as Big Mary Robert Townsend Robert Townsend as Corporal Ellis Denzel Washington Denzel Washington as Private First Class Peterson William Allen Young William Allen Young as Private Henson
    In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. 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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