A Soldiers Story

1984 - ENGLISH - MOVIE

Crime Drama Mystery War

An African American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II. A Soldiers Story is a 1984 American English-language Crime Drama movie starring Howard E. Rollins, Adolph Caesar, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Art Evans, David Alan Grier, David Harris and Lacarnist Hiriams. The movie is based on A Soldier s Play by Charles Fuller. Columbia Pictures was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Norman Jewison, Patrick Palmer and Ronald L. Schwary. A Soldiers Story is written by Charles Fuller and directed by Norman Jewison. Columbia Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the movie. A Soldiers Story was released on 2nd November 1984 and takes a screen time of 101 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. A Soldiers Story was made on a budget of $6 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $21 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Charles Fuller. Cinematography was done by Russell Boyd and editing by Caroline Biggerstaff and Mark Warner. The music was composed by Herbie Hancock.
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  • Jini Score
    9.5/10
  • Critics Score
    64%
  • Rating
    7.2/10
  • Jini Score
    9.5%
  • Critics Score
    64
  • Rating
    7.2
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Release Date02 NOV 1984
Budget$ 6 MILLION
Language

English

Genre

Crime , Drama , Mystery , War

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A Soldiers Story Reviews and Ratings

Average Review Rating : positive

82.0%

Positive Review Rating : 64%

64%
    • Lawrence Van Gelder

      .Directed by Norman Jewison (In the Heat of the Night) and employing not only the playwright as screenwriter but also the talents of many of the cast from the Negro Ensemble Company production that introduced the play in 1981, A Soldiers Story, opening today at the Baronet and Guild 50th Street, proves once again to be tense drama. ( Read More )
    • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

      Adolph Caesars portrait of Waters is a tour de force blend of idealism and misplaced fanaticism. ( Read More )
    • Emanuel Levy

      Talky and occasionally verbose, the movie betrays its theatrical origins. ( Read More )
    • Peter Travers

      All hail Adolph Caesar, an astonishing actor who brings this film version of Charles Fullers Pulitzer Prize winning A Soldiers Play to gritty life. ( Read More )
    • Dan Jardine

      From the early sweat producing works of Hitchcock to the excruciating pressure of Kathryn Bigelows The Hurt Locker, increase your heart rate with some of cinemas greatest nail biters. ( Read More )
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Awards
  • academy awards, usa
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    2 NOMINATIONS
  • golden globes, usa
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    2 NOMINATIONS