Cinematic background from A Soldier's Story 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.

A Soldier's Story

1984

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Directors:
Norman Jewison
Writers:
Charles Fuller
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Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a baseball cap looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men sitting at a table drinking beer; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in uniform sitting in front of another man in uniform; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A person behind a chain link fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – An older black man looking up at the ceiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men in uniform smiling for a picture; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of young men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men sitting around a living room playing guitar; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men standing next to each other laughing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man saluting in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a military uniform wearing sunglasses; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of people in the stands clapping; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men sitting on a bed in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – Two men in military uniforms sitting in the back of a truck; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a military uniform wearing sunglasses; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man looking through a chain link fence; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a military uniform wearing sunglasses and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men standing next to each other holding guitars; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A woman with a flower in her hair is making a funny face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men sitting in a room playing a guitar; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a uniform smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of young men sitting in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man saluting with a hat on his head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A couple of men standing next to each other in uniform; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – Two men in military uniforms standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man saluting with his hand on top of his head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A couple of men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – Two men standing next to each other in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – Two men in military uniforms talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a military uniform holding a book; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man wearing a tan shirt and a tie in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men sitting on top of a bed next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A person wearing glasses and a shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men in uniform walking down a hallway; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of baseball players sitting around a table; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man sitting down playing an electric guitar in front of a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men standing next to each other with a guitar; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – Two men are in a jail cell looking at each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a military uniform talking to a woman in a white dress; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A young man standing next to another man in a kitchen; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men standing around in a circle; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men sitting around a table playing guitar; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a suit and hat is walking in a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of people sitting in a room with drums; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A person holding a guitar in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – An african american man wearing a helmet and holding a gun; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A person smiling at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man looking through the bars of a jail cell; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men standing in a room together; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a military uniform is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a uniform standing next to another man in a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – Two men are sitting in a room and one of them is holding his hands together; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – Two men in military uniforms are standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A person wearing a uniform and sunglasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a uniform is standing in front of a train; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of baseball players standing together in a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A person behind a chain link fence; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a military uniform holding a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man standing in front of a jail cell; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man holding a baseball bat on top of a baseball field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A group of men sitting on top of mattresses; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man wearing a brown shirt and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a hat and uniform is smiling for the camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – Two men in uniform talking to each other in front of a group of men; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a gray shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man sitting at a table writing on a piece of paper; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a uniform is standing in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man holding a gun while wearing an army helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Soldier's Story” (1984), directed by Norman Jewison – A man in a uniform talking to a woman in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle