In Tynen Louisiana wordt het doodgeschoten lichaam van de zwarte sergeant Waters gevonden, net buiten de legerbasis. Militair jurist Davenport, ook zwart, wordt vanuit Washington naar het zuiden gestuurd om de zaak te onderzoeken.
Nee, helaas is A Soldier's Story nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Norman Jewison | Director |
| Sound | Herbie Hancock | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Charles Fuller | Screenplay |
| Production | Norman Jewison | Producer |
| Production | Charles Milhaupt | Associate Producer |
| Production | Patrick J. Palmer | Producer |
| Production | Chiz Schultz | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ronald L. Schwary | Producer |
| Crew | Russell Boyd | Cinematography |
| Editing | Caroline Biggerstaff | Editor |
| Crew | Mark Warner | Editorial Staff |
| Editing | Mark Warner | Editor |
| Art | Walter Scott Herndon | Production Design |
| Art | Thomas L. Roysden | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bernadine M. Anderson | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Dennis Dion | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | James Camomile | Special Effects |
