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Courage Under Fire
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6.5A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness to be awarded the Medal of Honor. At first all seems in order. But then he begins to notice inconsistencies between the testimonies of the witnesses...
Released: 1996-07-04116 minDir: Edward ZwickDrama, Thriller, Mystery, WarBudget: $46.0MBox office: $101M
Cast
- Denzel Washington as Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
- Meg Ryan as Captain Karen Emma Walden
- Lou Diamond Phillips as Staff Sergeant John Monfriez
- Michael Moriarty as Brigadier General Hershberg
- Matt Damon as Ilario
- Bronson Pinchot as Bruno
Themes
- gulf war
- war veteran
- politics
- praise
- pilot
- rescue mission
- dead soldier
- tank
- us army
- medal
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 802831
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- publication date
- 1996-00-00
- title
- Courage Under Fire
- review score
- 77/100
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1990s action drama films1990s political drama films1990s war films1996 action films1996 American films1996 drama films1996 English-language films1996 films20th Century Fox filmsAmerican political drama filmsAmerican war filmsDavis Entertainment filmsEnglish-language action drama filmsEnglish-language war filmsFilms about armoured warfareFilms about the United States ArmyFilms directed by Edward ZwickFilms produced by John DavisFilms scored by James HornerFilms set in IraqFilms set in the United StatesFilms shot in ConnecticutFilms shot in El Paso, TexasGulf War films