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A Soldier's Story
Synopsis
In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. A military lawyer, also a black man, is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and fearful black troops, Captain Davenport must battle with deceit and prejudice in order to find out exactly who really did kill Sergeant Waters.
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Full Credits
  • Director:
    Norman Jewison,
  • Writer:
    Charles Fuller,
  • Producer:
    Ronald L. Schwary, Norman Jewison, Patrick J. Palmer,
  • Cinematographer:
    Russell Boyd,
  • Editor:
    Mark Warner, Caroline Biggerstaff,
  • Executive Producer:
    Chiz Schultz,
  • Cast:
    Adolph Caesar, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Denzel Washington, Howard Rollins, Robert Townsend, David Harris, David Alan Grier, Art Evans,
  • Associate Producer:
    Charles Milhaupt,
  • Special Effects Supervisor:
    Dennis Dion,
  • Set Decoration:
    Thomas L. Roysden,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Bernadine M. Anderson,
  • Editorial Staff:
    Mark Warner,
  • Production Design:
    Walter Scott Herndon,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Herbie Hancock,
  • Screenplay:
    Charles Fuller,
  • Special Effects:
    James Camomile,

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