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