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 |
| Art | Thomas L. Roysden | Set Decoration |
| Production | Chiz Schultz | Executive Producer |
| Production | Charles Milhaupt | Associate Producer |
| Visual Effects | Dennis Dion | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Walter Scott Herndon | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bernadine M. Anderson | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | James Camomile | Special Effects |
| Production | Ronald L. Schwary | Producer |
| Crew | Mark Warner | Editorial Staff |
| Editing | Mark Warner | Editor |
| Production | Patrick J. Palmer | Producer |
| Editing | Caroline Biggerstaff | Editor |
| Camera | Russell Boyd | Director of Photography |
