A Soldier's Story (1984): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1984, A Soldier's Story is a drama, crimen, bélica and misterio film directed by Norman Jewison, running about 101 minutes. “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.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. A Soldier's Story stars Howard Rollins as Captain Davenport, Adolph Caesar as Sergeant Waters, Art Evans as Private Wilkie and Robert Townsend as Corporal Ellis, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, A Soldier's Story has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $21.8M at the box office.

Where to watch. In Estados Unidos you can stream it on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch A Soldier's Story page.

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