A Soldier's Story
A Soldier's Story ★★★ 1984 (PG)
A black army attorney is sent to a Southern base to investigate the murder of an unpopular sergeant. Features WWII, Louisiana, jazz and blues, and racism in and outside the corps. From the Pulitzer-prize winning play by Charles Fuller, with most of the Broadway cast. Fine performances from Washington and Caesar. 101m/C VHS, DVD . Howard E. Rollins Jr., Adolph Caesar, Denzel Washington, Patti LaBelle, Robert Kevin Townsend, Scott Paulin, Wings Hauser, Art Evans, Larry Riley, David Alan Grier; D: Norman Jewison; W: Charles Fuller; C: Russell Boyd; M: Herbie Hancock. L.A. Film Critics '84: Support. Actor (Caesar).
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