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2. A Soldier's Story - Wikipedia

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   A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American mystery drama film [2] directed and produced by Norman Jewison, adapted by Charles Fuller from his Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldier's Play. It is a murder mystery set in a segregated regiment of the U.S Army commanded by White officers and training in the Jim Crow South .

3. A Soldier's Play - Wikipedia

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   A Soldier's Play is a play by American playwright Charles ... It was the basis for a 1984 feature film adaptation, A Soldier's Story, ... A Soldier's Story, ...

4. Robert Townsend (actor) - Wikipedia

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   In 1982, Townsend appeared as one of the main characters in the PBS series Another Page, produced by Kentucky Educational Television that taught literacy to adults through serialized stories. Townsend later appeared in small parts in films like A Soldier's Story (1984), directed by Norman Jewison , and after its success garnered much more ...

5. Art Evans, 'A Soldier's Story' and 'Die Hard 2' actor, dies at 82

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   Evans' cinematic breakout came in 1984 with a role in the critically acclaimed war drama "A Soldier's Story," in which he played the brown-nosing Private Wilkie alongside Howard E. Rollins Jr. and ...

6. Charles Fuller - Wikipedia

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   It was nevertheless a critical success, winning Fuller a Pulitzer Prize in 1982, and being produced as the 1984 film A Soldier's Story, for which Fuller himself wrote the screen adaptation. His screenplay was nominated for an Academy Award , a Golden Globe Award , and a Writers Guild Award of America , and it won an Edgar Award .

7. After four decades, 'A Soldier's Play' is still urgent in ...

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   The Tony-winning revival of Charles Fuller's 1981 drama 'A Soldier's Play,' directed by Kenny Leon, arrives at the Ahmanson Theatre with a cast that includes Norm Lewis and Eugene Lee.

8. Denzel Washington on screen and stage - Wikipedia

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   [2] [3] He starred as Private First Class Melvin Peterson in the drama A Soldier's Story (1984). The film was an adaptation of the Off-Broadway play A Soldier's Play (1981–1983) in which Washington had earlier portrayed the same character. [4] He has since gained recognition as one of the greatest actors in the 21st century. [5]

9. Detroit's David Alan Grier has a provocative new film ... - AOL

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   He also appeared as Cpl. Cobb in “A Soldier’s Play,” and, later, in its 1984 film adaptation, “A Soldier’s Story.” He made his movie debut in 1983's "Streamers," a searing Vietnam-era ...