A Soldier's Story PG
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.
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DVD Details
- Rated: PG
- Run Time: 1 hours, 41 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: December 7, 2010
- Originally Released: 1984
- Label: Image Entertainment
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Starring | Howard E. Rollins, Jr., Adolph Caesar, Art Evans & Dennis Lipscomb | |
| Performer: | David Alan Grier, Robert Townsend, Patti LaBelle, Trey Wilson, Wings Hauser & Denzel Washington | |
| Directed by | Norman Jewison | |
| Composition by | Herbie Hancock | |
| Produced by | Norman Jewison | |
| Executive Production by | Chiz Schultz |
Entertainment Reviews:
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Rating: 4/5 --
Strongly written and performec.
Shadows on the Wall
...A SOLDIER'S STORY is a taut, gripping film which features many of the old fashioned virtues of a good Hollywood production -- brilliant ensemble acting, excellent production values, a crackling script...fine direction and a liberal political message...
Variety
Rating: 3.5/5 --
Occasionally preachy, but otherwise intense and provocative racially provocative drama
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All Movie Guide
Jewison's lack of interest in developing anything other than his rather debatable ideological point relegates the film to the realm of moderately competent TV drama.
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Chicago Reader
...Tense drama....The cast as a whole is expert...
New York Times
Rating: B --
Charles Fuller adapated to the big screen his powerful Pulitzer prize winning play about the murder of a black captain. Directed by Norman Jewison, the movie is well acted but it's too verbose.
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EmanuelLevy.Com
Rating: 5/5 --
A powerful and arresting drama.
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Product Description:
In this brilliant drama, an African-American military attorney delves into a hotbed of racial hatred and shame during as he investigates the death of a black sergeant. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Keywords:
Classic
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Mystery
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Race Relations
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Suspense
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Thriller
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Self-Discovery
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Murder
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Recommended
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Military
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Character Study
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 113,250
- UPC: 014381689723
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