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A Soldier's Story ()

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An African-American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II.
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  • Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 6 nominations.
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Captain Davenport
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Sergeant Waters
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Private Wilkie
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Corporal Cobb
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Private Smalls
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Captain Taylor
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C.J. Memphis
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Corporal Ellis
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Private First Class Peterson
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Private Henson
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Big Mary
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Lieutenant Byrd
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Captain Wilcox
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Sergeant Washington
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Colonel Nivens
Patricia Brandkamp ...
Ida Nivens
Carl Dreher ...
Bus Driver
Vaughn Reeves ...
Captain Estes
Robert Tyler ...
Private Seymour
Pat Grabe ...
White Lieutenant #1
Terry Dodd ...
White Lieutenant #2
Warren Clements ...
Sergeant Hooks
James W. Bryant ...
Chaplain
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Umpire
Ronald E. Greenfield ...
M.P. Sergeant
Anthony C. Sanders ...
M.P. at Gate
Traftin E. Thompson ...
M.P. in Barracks
Roy Wells ...
Training Field Sergeant
Tommy G. Liggins ...
Soldier Painting
Calvin Franklin ...
Barracks Soldier
Kevin T. Mosley ...
Barracks Soldier
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Barracks Soldier (as Michael Williams)
David Ashley ...
Barracks Soldier
Thomas Howard ...
Barracks Soldier
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Barracks Soldier (as Bobby McGaughey)
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Barracks Soldier
Lacarnist Hiriams ...
Barracks Soldier
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Army Soldier (uncredited)

Directed by

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Norman Jewison

Written by

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Charles Fuller ... (screenplay)
 
Charles Fuller ... (play "A Soldier's Play")

Produced by

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Norman Jewison ... producer
Charles Milhaupt ... associate producer
Patrick J. Palmer ... producer (as Patrick Palmer)
Chiz Schultz ... executive producer (as Charles Schultz)
Ronald L. Schwary ... producer

Music by

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Herbie Hancock

Cinematography by

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Russell Boyd

Editing by

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Caroline Biggerstaff
Mark Warner

Editorial Department

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Paul Cichocki ... apprentice editor
Ron Lambert ... color timer
Gregory Palmer ... apprentice editor
Edward A. Warschilka ... assistant editor (as Edward A. Warschilka Jr.)

Casting By

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Reuben Cannon

Production Design by

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Walter Scott Herndon

Set Decoration by

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Thomas L. Roysden

Makeup Department

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Bernadine M. Anderson ... makeup artist (as Bernardine Anderson)
Leonard Drake ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Gerald R. Molen ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Warren Gray ... second assistant director
Anthony Mason ... dga trainee (as Tony Mason)
Dwight Williams ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Ray Mercer Jr. ... property master (as Ray F. Mercer Jr.)
Ernest Phillips ... stand-by painter (as Ernest J. Phillips)
Richard Reseigne ... construction design coordinator
Arthur Shippee ... assistant property master
Michael Taylor ... lead man

Sound Department

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Kevin F. Cleary ... re-recording mixer
Linda Dove ... sound editor
Julie Feiner ... assistant sound editor
Walter A. Gest ... sound re-recordist
William Gocke ... boom operator (as Bill Gocke)
Gib Jaffe ... sound editor
Robert J. Litt ... re-recording mixer
Dessie Markovsky ... sound editor
Emile Razpopov ... supervising sound editor
Catherine Shorr ... sound editor
Michael Tomack ... sound editor
Elliot Tyson ... re-recording mixer
Charles M. Wilborn ... production sound mixer
Gordon Webb ... cable person (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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James Camomile ... assistant special effects (as Jim Camomile)
Dennis Dion ... special effects supervisor

Stunts

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Greg Wayne Elam ... stunt coordinator / stunt double (as Greg Elam)
Melvin Jones ... stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department

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Don Duffield ... key grip
Ralph Gerling ... camera operator
Ted Holt ... gaffer (as Ted P. Holt)
J. Michael McClary ... first assistant camera
Fred L. McLane ... second assistant camera (as Fred McLane)
Ron Phillips ... unit still photographer
Jim Rose ... best boy
Rick A. Benedetto ... electrician (uncredited)
Rod Helzer ... second company grip (uncredited)
Maurice Horton ... electrician (uncredited)
Larry Lydia ... dolly grip (uncredited)
Gordon Parks ... special still photographer (uncredited)
Philip C. Pfeiffer ... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Steve Sinclair ... grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Megan Branman ... extras casting
Barbara Harris ... voice casting
Julie Hughes ... casting: New York
Barry Moss ... casting: New York
Carol Dudley ... casting associate (uncredited)
Karen Vice ... casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Tom Dawson ... costume supervisor (as Thomas S. Dawson)
Robert Stewart ... costumer: men
Chuck Velasco ... costumer: men
Geraldine Craig ... seamstress (uncredited)
Nick Rizzi ... tailor (uncredited)

Music Department

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Edward Bland ... orchestrator (as Ed Bland)
Else Blangsted ... music editor
Dennis S. Sands ... music scoring mixer (as Dennis Sands)
George 'Red' Callender ... musician: acoustic double bass (uncredited)
Andy D'Addario ... Music Scoring Recordist (uncredited)
Tommy Morgan ... musician: harmonica (uncredited)
Larry Riley ... composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Wilma Garscadden-Gahret ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Bill Grey ... transportation coordinator
Edward Baken ... transportation co-captain (uncredited)
Gale Fisher ... driver: camera truck (uncredited)
Sandy Graham ... driver: production van (uncredited)
Jim Huffey ... driver: set dressing (uncredited)
Jon Thorgusen ... driver: honeywagon (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Billy Brashier ... projectionist
Bill Bromiley ... production assistant
Jan A. Campbell ... accounting clerk (as Jan Campbell)
Robin Chaykin ... assistant: Mr. Palmer
Delia Circelli ... production office coordinator
Terry Dodd ... first aid
Rick Firkins ... caterer (as Rick Firkens)
Leroy Hager ... craft service
Robert Hatfield ... production associate
Michael Jewison ... production associate
Candace Koethe ... assistant: Mr. Jewison
Don Levy ... unit publicist (as Donald Levy)
Cherylanne Martin ... production assistant
Leanne Moore ... assistant production accountant
Bonnie Palef ... assistant: Mr. Jewison (as Bonnie Palef Woolf)
Joe Schultz ... caterer
Lencola Sullivan ... production secretary
Diana Tinkley ... assistant: Mr. Schwary
Tom Udell ... production accountant
Ronnie Tucker ... baseball coach (uncredited)
Kurt Wehrs ... production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks

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Joseph Glass ... the producers wish to thank
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

A black soldier is killed while returning to his base in the deep south. The white people of the area are suspected at first. A tough black army attorney is brought in to find out the truth. We find out a bit more about the dead soldier in flashbacks - and that he was unpopular. Will the attorney find the killer ? Written by Colin Tinto

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Taglines Alone, far from home, and far from justice, he has three days to learn the truth about a murder...and the truth is a story you won't forget. See more »
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Also Known As
  • A soldier's story (France)
  • Soldier's Story (France)
  • Sergeant Waters - Eine Soldatengeschichte (Germany)
  • Historia de un soldado (Spain)
  • Η ιστορία του στρατιώτη (Greece)
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Runtime
  • 101 min
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Box Office

Budget $6,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $156,383, 16 Sep 1984

Did You Know?

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Trivia Director Norman Jewison said of Denzel Washington in his autobiography titled 'This Terrible Business Has Been Good To Me', "The camera loved Washington, he was intelligent, rebellious, totally confident, and spectacularly talented. He was so confident, he often thought he knew more than the director, but he watched and learned. He never believed the film was going to work, until after he saw it finished. He didn't stop being above it all, until he saw the film with an audience, and realized it worked". See more »
Goofs Just before Davenport goes to the jail for the last time he carries an umbrella in the rain. Male officers were not permitted to carry an umbrella then or now. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into March to Freedom (1999). See more »
Soundtracks Pourin' Whiskey Blues See more »
Quotes Master Sergeant Vernon Waters: You know the damage one ignorant Negro can do? We were in France in the first war; we'd won decorations. But the white boys had told all them French gals that we had tails. Then they found this ignorant colored soldier, paid him to tie a tail to his ass and run around half-naked, making monkey sounds. Put him on the big round table in the Cafe Napoleon, put a reed in his hand, crown on his head, blanket on his shoulders, and made him eat *bananas* in front of all them Frenchies. Oh, how the white boys danced that night... passed out leaflets with that boy's picture on it. Called him Moonshine, King of the Monkeys. And when we slit his throat, you know that fool asked us what he had done wrong?
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