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.
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A Soldier's Story was released in 1984 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 103 reviews, giving A Soldier's Story (1984) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 86%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 70%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with A Soldier's Story than critics were.
With a score of 71%, A Soldier's Story is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1984, which stands at 58%.
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