A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American mystery drama film directed and produced by Norman Jewison, adapted by Charles Fuller from his Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldier's Play. It is a murder mystery set in a segregated regiment of the U.S Army commanded by White officers and training in the Jim Crow South. In a time and place where a Black commissioned officer is bitterly resented by nearly everyone, an African-American JAG captain investigates the murder of an African-American drill sergeant in Louisiana following American entry into World War II. As the investigation proceeds, the events leading up to the sergeant's murder are shown in flashbacks.
A Soldier's Story (1984)
Directed by Norman Jewison
Genres - Crime, Drama, Mystery-Suspense, War |
Release Date - Sep 14, 1984 |
Run Time - 101 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Movie Info
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Budget
$6,000,000
Box Office
$21,821,347
Themes
Tags
1940s, Flashback, Justice, Louisiana, Military Base, Pulitzer Prize, Racist, Revenge, World War Ii
Attributes
Based On: A Soldier's Play, based on plays
Narrative Location: Louisiana
Subject: World War II
Time Period: 1944
Narrative Location: Louisiana
Subject: World War II
Time Period: 1944
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A História de um Soldado
BR
A História do Soldado
PT
A Soldier's Story
AU, CA, GB, US
Armeyskaya istoriya
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En soldats historia
SE
Historia de un soldado
ES, UY
Historien om en soldat
NO
I istoria enos stratioti
GR
Katonatörténet
HU
La historia de un soldado
AR, MX
Opowiesc zolnierza
PL
Povestea unui soldat
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Příběh vojáka
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Sergeant Waters - Eine Soldatengeschichte
AT, DE
Soldier Story
DK
Soldier's Story
FR
Sotilaan tarina
FI
Storia di un soldato
IT
Η ιστορία του στρατιώτη
GR
Історія солдата
UA
Армейская история
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Войнишка история
BG
ソルジャー・ストーリー
JP
大兵的故事
TW