A Soldier's Story is a 1984 American drama movie directed by Norman Jewison and based on the 1981 play of the same name by Charles Fuller. It stars Howard Rollins, Adolph Caesar, David Alan Grier, Art Evans, Denzel Washington, Patti LaBelle, Wings Hauser, Dennis Lipscomb and was distributed by Universal Pictures. It was nominated for 3 Academy Awards in 1985.