About A Soldier's Story
- Released on September 14, 1984
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.
Full Cast of A Soldier's Story
Howard Rollins plays Captain Davenport
Adolph Caesar plays Sergeant Waters
Art Evans plays Private Wilkie
Robert Townsend plays Corporal Ellis
Denzel Washington plays Private First Class Peterson
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Dennis Lipscomb plays Captain Taylor
Patti LaBelle plays Big Mary
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Larry Riley plays C.J. Memphis
William Allen Young plays Private Henson
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