A Soldier's Story
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 b| Genres: | Drama, Mystery, War, Crime |
Full production credits:
Communicator
Charles Fuller
Character
Sergeant Waters
Communicator
Adolph Caesar
Character
Howard Rollins
Character
Adolph Caesar
Character
Art Evans
Character
Robert Townsend
Character
Denzel Washington
Character
David Alan Grier
Character
David Harris
Character
Dennis Lipscomb
Character
Patti LaBelle
Character
Wings Hauser
Character
Larry Riley
Character
William Allen Young
Character
Scott Paulin
Character
John Hancock
Character
Trey Wilson
Character
Patricia Brandkamp
Character
Carl Dreher
Character
Vaughn Reeves
Character
Michael Anthony Williams
Character
Bobby McGee
Character
Rick Ramey
Director
Norman Jewison
Original music composer
—Herbie Hancock
Screenplay
Charles Fuller
Producer
Norman Jewison
Associate producer
Charles Milhaupt
Producer
Patrick J. Palmer
Executive producer
Chiz Schultz
Producer
Ronald L. Schwary
Cinematography
Russell Boyd
Editor
Caroline Biggerstaff
Editorial staff
Mark Warner
Editor
Mark Warner
Production design
Walter Scott Herndon
Set decoration
Thomas L. Roysden
Makeup artist
Bernadine M. Anderson
Special effects supervisor
Dennis Dion
Special effects
James Camomile
Character
Captain Davenport
Character
Sergeant Waters
Character
Private Wilkie
Character
Corporal Ellis
Character
Private First Class Peterson
Character
Corporal Cobb
Character
Private Smalls
Character
Captain Taylor
Character
Big Mary
Character
Lieutenant Byrd
Character
C.J. Memphis
Character
Private Henson
Character
Captain Wilcox
Character
Sergeant Washington
Character
Colonel Nivens
Character
Ida Nivens
Character
Bus Driver
Character
Captain Estes
Character
Barracks Soldier
Last updated: 2019-07-29