Courage Under Fire

A medal for honor. A search for justice. A battle for truth.

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Drama
Thriller
Mystery
War

Overview

A 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...

Keywords

battlefield
military
rescue mission
pilot
war veteran
medal
praise
tank
us army
politics
behind enemy lines
gulf war
dead soldier
army life

Details

Status: Released
Release date: July 4, 1996
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: 20th Century Fox,Fox 2000 Pictures,Davis Entertainment,Joseph M. Singer Entertainment
Cast: Denzel Washington,Meg Ryan,Lou Diamond Phillips,Michael Moriarty,Matt Damon,Bronson Pinchot,Seth Gilliam,Regina Taylor,Željko Ivanek,Scott Glennand 40 more
Director: Edward Zwick
Writer: Patrick Sheane Duncan
Producer: John Davis,Debra Martin Chase,Joseph M. Caracciolo,David T. Friendly,Joseph Singer
Cinematography: Roger Deakins
Music: James Horner
Budget: $46,000,000
Revenue: $100,900,000
IMDb: tt0115956