A Soldier's Story (1984)
Directed by Norman Jewison · 101 min · Mystery, Crime, Drama
47.5 TOPICAL score · #2,098 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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, directed by Norman Jewison) has a TOPICAL score of 47.5 - ranked 2,098 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 4 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (211 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 28 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.8/10 (211 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 4 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 28 languages
- Still read14,126 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Howard Rollins, Adolph Caesar, Art Evans, Robert Townsend