Howard Rollins
Captain Davenport
What it's about
About this film
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.
Showtimes
2 screenings · 1 cinema
· Through Tue Nov 3
Highlighted times start within the next 4 hours.
Friday
Fri · Oct 30
1 showtime · 1 cinema
Tuesday
Tue · Nov 3
1 showtime · 1 cinema
Who made it
Cast
Adolph Caesar
Sergeant Waters
Art Evans
Private Wilkie
Robert Townsend
Corporal Ellis
Denzel Washington
Private First Class Peterson
David Alan Grier
Corporal Cobb
David Harris
Private Smalls
Dennis Lipscomb
Captain Taylor
Patti LaBelle
Big Mary
Wings Hauser
Lieutenant Byrd
Crew
Norman Jewison
Directing
Details
Title
A Soldier's Story
Year
1984
Runtime
1h 41m
Spoken Language
English
Genre
Mystery · Crime · Drama
Director
Norman Jewison
IMDb
7.2 / 10 (12,176 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)
91%
Metacritic
66
IMDb ID
tt0088146
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