Howard E. Rollins Jr., Adolph Caesar, Art Evans
An African American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II.
DVD Release Date: August 28, 2001
Stats: 158 reviews
Your Rating
Flixster Reviews (158)
-
July 22, 2008
Courtroom drama, written by Charles Fuller from his Pulitzer Prize-winning, "A Soldier's Play", was nominated for Best Picture. Great ensemble cast features early supporting performances from Denzel Washington, David Alan Grier, and Robert Townsend.
-
January 16, 2008
Saw this many years ago. Rating could be even higher upon a second viewing. Recommended.
-
August 6, 2007
A good telling of this story for the stage to the silver screen, and tip you hats to the Late Adolph Caesar and Howard E Rollings.
-
August 5, 2009
Outstanding film. A great film about segregation in the military. The story is great with Adolph Casear playing as Sergeant Waters who is a hard-headed African American Sergeant Waters that was found mudered. Captain Davenport played by Howard Rollins investigates the murder. Dav...( read more)
-
June 5, 2009
Man this was a good flix. It had a monster cast and it really exploited the sins we can commit against each other when we're pressed together and we think that we can lash out against oppression by hurting those around us. This was a heater.
-
March 11, 2009
Amazing Moving I Can't Recommend This Movie Anymore Than Words Can Express !
-
February 27, 2009
Howard E. Rollins deserved a n oscar for tthe character he portrayed in this movie.Very underrated film with a great cast and acting.
Critic Reviews
No recent reviews.
Comments
This board looks lonely. Be the first to talk about "A Soldier's Story" !
Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com
Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)
Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)
All Rotten Tomatoes content is used under license from Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes, Certified Fresh, and the Tomatometer are the trademarks of Incfusion Corporation, d/b/a Rotten Tomatoes, a subsidiary of IGN Entertainment, Inc.











