A Soldier's Story

A Soldier's Story

  • Director: Norman Jewison
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: November 2, 1984
  • Sound mix: Dolby Stereo
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Sergeant Waters - Eine Soldatengeschichte
  • "A Soldier's Story" is directed by director Norman Jewison and starring Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. , Adolf Caesar and David Harris   .

    Details

    • Release date November 2, 1984
    • Filming locations Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
    • Production companies Columbia Pictures, Caldix

    Box office

    Budget

    $6,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $21,821,347

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $156,383

    Gross worldwide

    $21,821,347

    Movie reviews

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    • By Antonio 2022-10-19 17:49:59

      Racial discrimination, in fact, has nothing to do with skin color and class, but the degree of civilization.

      Washington sent a black lawyer to investigate the shooting of a black officer.

      Everyone thought the white man must have killed the black official, and everyone thought the black lawyer must find a white murderer.

      However, the black lawyer found in the investigation that all the people did not like this black official, especially the black soldiers hated him, so everyone had a motive to kill him.

      During...

    • By Brittany 2022-10-19 15:33:37

      A Soldier's Story

      A baffling murder, a horrific truth. A black military officer was unfortunately murdered on his way back to the military camp in the deep south. At first, it was suspected that he was murdered by white people. However, a strong black lawyer was involved. In the process of causing the accident, it was found that the black officer was not popular with others. Can the lawyer find out the truth and find the real murderer? The film was nominated for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor and Best...

    User comments

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    • By Paris 2023-09-26 04:43:54

      Still white ideology prevails, and the ending is so harmonious. ps: It's been delayed until this time, I really dawdled when I thought of...

    • By Raul 2023-09-25 17:45:43

      The plot is compact, the actors are also very good, the soundtrack is...

    • By Arnold 2023-09-19 01:29:18

      Great movie, Denzel Washington is still...

    • By Guiseppe 2023-08-19 17:16:03

      The film has two deviations from the norm. One is that the story happened in 1944, the whole world was World War II and World War II, but this is the topic of black and white; the other is that you thought that the conflict between black and white was the theme of performance, but in the end, the justice of black officers was used to enforce the law, showing the harmony of black and white , so such a film that fits the American theme is not unexpectedly nominated for Best...

    • By Justus 2023-08-09 06:51:00

      The military is against racism. ....

    Movie quotes

    • Colonel Nivens: Remember, you're the first colored officer most of these men ever seen. The Army expects you to set an example for the colored troops... and be a credit to your race.

    • Master Sergeant Vernon Waters: Them Nazis ain't all crazy. Whole lot of people just can't seem to fit in to where things seem to be going. Like you, CJ. See, the Black race can't afford you no more. There used to be a time, we'd see someone like you singin', clownin', yassuh-bossin'... and we wouldn't do anything. Folks liked that. You were good. Homey kind of nigger. When they needed somebody to mistreat, call a name or two, they paraded you. Reminded them of the good old days. Not no more. The day of the Geechee is gone, boy. And you're going with it.

    • C.J. Memphis: Any man ain't sure where he belong, gotta' be in a whole lotta pain.