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[[Image:SoldiersStory.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''A Soldier's Story'' (1984)]] | [[Image:SoldiersStory.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''A Soldier's Story'' (1984)]] | ||
'''''A Soldier's Story''''' is a 1984 feature film adaptation of the Pulitzer-prize winning play of the same name. Directed by [[Norman Jewison]] and set during World War II, the film follows an African-American military investigator who is assigned the case of an African-American drill sergeant who may have been murdered by one of his recruits. The film's cast included [[Howard E. Rollins Jr.]], [[Denzel Washington]] and [[Adolph Caesar]], who received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. | |||
'''The following weapons were used in the film ''A Soldier's Story'':''' | '''The following weapons were used in the film ''A Soldier's Story'':''' | ||
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==M1 Garand== | ==M1 Garand== | ||
The [[M1 Garand]] is seen in the hands of the soldiers during their training. | The [[M1 Garand]] is seen in the hands of the soldiers during their training. | ||
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]] | [[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]] | ||
[[Image:SoldiersStory 06.jpg|thumb|none|500px]] | [[Image:SoldiersStory 06.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The soldiers fire their M1 Garands during training.]] | ||
[[Image:SoldiersStory 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px]] | [[Image:SoldiersStory 01.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Private Smalls ([[David Harris]]) has the M1 slung.]] | ||
[[Image:SoldiersStory 05.jpg|thumb|none|500px]] | [[Image:SoldiersStory 05.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The troops march with their M1 Garands slung.]] | ||
==Colt M1911== | ==Colt M1911== | ||
PFC Peterson ([[Denzel Washington]]) is seen drawing a Colt [[M1911]] during a confrontation. | PFC Peterson ([[Denzel Washington]]) is seen drawing a Colt [[M1911]] during a confrontation. | ||
[[File:M1911-RAFIssue455.jpg|thumb| | [[File:M1911-RAFIssue455.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Colt M1911 Pistol - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:SoldiersStory 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|PFC Peterson ([[Denzel Washington]]) is seen drawing a Colt [[M1911]] during a confrontation.]] | [[Image:SoldiersStory 02.jpg|thumb|none|500px|PFC Peterson ([[Denzel Washington]]) is seen drawing a Colt [[M1911]] during a confrontation.]] | ||
[[Image:SoldiersStory 03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The barrel of the M1911.]] | [[Image:SoldiersStory 03.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The barrel of the M1911.]] | ||
[[File:SoldiersStory 32.jpg|thumb|none|500px]] | [[File:SoldiersStory 32.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The engraving reads "Colt Automatic. Calibre .45".]] | ||
[[File:SoldiersStory 31.jpg|thumb|none|500px]] | [[File:SoldiersStory 31.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The back of the .45 M1911.]] | ||
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[[Category:Drama]] | [[Category:Drama]] | ||
[[Category:Mystery]] | [[Category:Mystery]] | ||
[[Category:Norman Jewison]] | |||
Latest revision as of 01:22, 18 October 2019
A Soldier's Story is a 1984 feature film adaptation of the Pulitzer-prize winning play of the same name. Directed by Norman Jewison and set during World War II, the film follows an African-American military investigator who is assigned the case of an African-American drill sergeant who may have been murdered by one of his recruits. The film's cast included Howard E. Rollins Jr., Denzel Washington and Adolph Caesar, who received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
The following weapons were used in the film A Soldier's Story:
M1 Garand
The M1 Garand is seen in the hands of the soldiers during their training.
Colt M1911
PFC Peterson (Denzel Washington) is seen drawing a Colt M1911 during a confrontation.
