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Directed by
Norman Jewison 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Charles Fuller  play "A Soldier's Play"
Charles Fuller  screenplay

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
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
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
John Valentine ... 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
Michael Williams ... Barracks Soldier
David Ashley ... Barracks Soldier
Thomas Howard ... Barracks Soldier

Bobby McGee ... Barracks Soldier (as Bobby McGaughey)

Rick Ramey ... Barracks Soldier
Lacarnist Hiriams ... Barracks Soldier
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Produced by
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
 
Original Music by
Herbie Hancock 
 
Cinematography by
Russell Boyd 
 
Film Editing by
Caroline Biggerstaff 
Mark Warner 
 
Production Design by
Walter Scott Herndon 
 
Set Decoration by
Thomas L. Roysden 
 
Makeup Department
Bernadine M. Anderson .... makeup artist (as Bernardine Anderson)
Leonard Drake .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Gerald R. Molen .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Warren Gray .... second assistant director
Anthony Mason .... dga trainee (as Tony Mason)
Dwight Williams .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
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
Kevin F. Cleary .... sound 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 .... sound re-recording mixer
Dessie Markovsky .... sound editor
Emile Razpopov .... supervising sound editor
Catherine Shorr .... sound editor
Michael Tomack .... sound editor
Elliot Tyson .... sound re-recording mixer
Gordon Webb .... cable person
Charles M. Wilborn .... production sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
James Camomile .... assistant special effects (as Jim Camomile)
Dennis Dion .... special effects supervisor
 
Stunts
Greg Wayne Elam .... stunt double (as Greg Elam)
Melvin Jones .... stunt double
 
Camera and Electrical Department
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
Philip C. Pfeiffer .... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Megan Branman .... extras casting
Barbara Harris .... voice casting
Julie Hughes .... casting: New York
Barry Moss .... casting: New York
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Thomas S. Dawson .... costume supervisor
Robert Stewart .... costumer: men
Chuck Velasco .... costumer: men
 
Editorial Department
Paul Cichocki .... apprentice editor
Ron Lambert .... color timer
Gregory Palmer .... apprentice editor
Edward A. Warschilka .... assistant editor (as Edward A. Warschilka Jr.)
 
Music Department
Edward Bland .... orchestrator (as Ed Bland)
Else Blangsted .... music editor
Dennis S. Sands .... music scoring mixer (as Dennis Sands)
 
Transportation Department
Bill Grey .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Billy Brashier .... projectionist
William V. Bromiley Jr. .... production assistant (as Bill Bromiley)
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)
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret .... script supervisor
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
Kurt Wehrs .... production assistant (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete

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