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A Soldier's Story (1984)
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Release Date:
28 February 1985 (Netherlands)
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Tagline:
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.
Plot:
An African American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another 3 wins
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6 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Norman Jewison Will Get DGA Lifetime Achievement Award
(From Cinematical. 2 December 2009, 7:33 AM, PST)
"Fiddler" director Jewison honored with career award
(From Filmicafe. 1 December 2009, 11:39 AM, PST)
(From Cinematical. 2 December 2009, 7:33 AM, PST)
"Fiddler" director Jewison honored with career award
(From Filmicafe. 1 December 2009, 11:39 AM, PST)
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One of the Best of All Time
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Howard E. Rollins Jr. | ... | Captain Davenport | |
| Adolph Caesar | ... | Sergeant Waters | |
| Art Evans | ... | Private Wilkie | |
| David Alan Grier | ... | Corporal Cobb | |
| David Harris | ... | Private Smalls | |
| Dennis Lipscomb | ... | Captain Taylor | |
| Larry Riley | ... | C.J. Memphis | |
| Robert Townsend | ... | Corporal Ellis | |
| Denzel Washington | ... | Private First Class Peterson | |
| William Allen Young | ... | Private Henson | |
| Patti LaBelle | ... | Big Mary | |
| Wings Hauser | ... | Lieutenant Byrd | |
| Scott Paulin | ... | Captain Wilcox | |
| John Hancock | ... | Sergeant Washington | |
| Trey Wilson | ... | Colonel Nivens |
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101 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:M |
Singapore:PG |
Iceland:12 |
Netherlands:6 |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-12 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12
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Adolph Caesar, Denzel Washington, and Larry Riley all recreated their roles from the original 1981 Lucille Lortel Off-Broadway production; when the play was revived in 2005, James McDaniel assumed Caesar's Sgt. Waters role.
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Cpl Cobb mixes military and civilian time when he is being deposed by Cpt Davenport. He states a time frame between "between 2120 and 930"; he should have said "between 2120 and 2130".
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Quotes:
Colonel Nivens:
The worst thing you can do, in this part of the country, is pay too much attention to the death of a negro under mysterious circumstances.
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Movie Connections:
Edited into March to Freedom (1999) (V)
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| Wings Hauser | Salavas |
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I can't even say this movie is underappreciated and overlooked b/c it did get a nomination for Best Picture...but I'll say it is anyway! :) This movie is not just a great "black" film, it's a great film, period. Howard Rollins shows the great actor he once was (and makes you saddened by how his later career after "Heat of the Night" turned out) and you cannot beat the who's who of the rest of the cast: Robert Townsend, Denzel, Adolph Caesar... I'm glad I found out it's on DVD with commentary by Mr. Jewison cause it deserves the format (although more goodies would've been great). If you haven't seen it, you must. For excellent acting and story it rarely gets better than this one...