- Country: USA
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Release: 1984-11-02
- Director: Norman Jewison
- Writers: Charles Fuller
- Language: English
- Stars: Howard E. Rollins Jr. , Adolph Caesar (1933–1986) , Art Evans , David Alan Grier , David Harris (I) , Dennis Lipscomb , Larry Riley , Robert Townsend , Denzel Washington , William Allen Young
- Runtime: 101 min
- Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. 6 wins & 9 nominations total
- AKA: A História de um Soldado (Brazil) , La historia de un soldado (Argentina) , ソルジャー・ストーリー (Japan) , Sergeant Waters - Eine Soldatengeschichte (Austria) , La historia de un soldado (Mexico) , Sergeant Waters - Eine Soldatengeschichte , Opowieść żołnierza (Poland) , Soldier's Story (France, French Republic) , Historia de un soldado (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , En soldats historia (Sweden) , Historia de un soldado (Spain) , Historien om en soldat (Norway) , A Soldier's Story (Canada) , I istoria tou stratioti (Greece) , Войнишка история (Bulgaria) , A Soldier's Story (United States of America) , Storia di un soldato (Italy) , Armeyskaya istoriya , A Soldier's Story , Soldier Story (Denmark) , I istoria enos stratioti (Greece) , Sergeant Waters - Eine Soldatengeschichte (Germany) , Katonatörténet (Hungary) , Історія солдата (Ukraine) , Povestea unui soldat (Romania) , A Soldier's Story (Canada) , Sotilaan Tarina (Finland) , A soldier's story (France, French Republic) , Η ιστορία του στρατιώτη (Greece) , A Soldier's Story (United Kingdom) , 大兵的故事 (Taiwan) , Армейская история , A História do Soldado (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , A Soldier's Story (Australia)
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt0088146
A Soldier’s Story Cast · · · ALL
Norman Jewison
Director
Howard E. Rollins Jr.
Captain Davenport
Adolph Caesar
(1933–1986)
Sergeant Waters
Art Evans
Private Wilkie
Robert Townsend
Corporal Ellis
Denzel Washington
Private First Class Peterson
David Alan Grier
Corporal Cobb
David Harris
(I)
Private Smalls
Dennis Lipscomb
Captain Taylor
Patti LaBelle
Big Mary
Wings Hauser
Lieutenant Byrd
Larry Riley
C.J. Memphis
William Allen Young
Private Henson
Scott Paulin
Captain Wilcox
John Hancock
Sergeant Washington
Trey Wilson
Colonel Nivens
Michael Anthony Williams
Barracks Soldier
Bobby McGee
Barracks Soldier