Courage Under Fire (1996)
Rating: 6.5/10
Duration: 116 min
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, War,
Director(s): Edward Zwick,
Description:
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...
Cast
- Seth Gilliam as Stephen Altameyer
- Sean Patrick Thomas as Thompson
- Željko Ivanek as Banacek
- Lou Diamond Phillips as Staff Sergeant John Monfriez
- Denzel Washington as Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
- Matt Damon as Ilario
- Meg Ryan as Captain Karen Emma Walden
- Sean Astin as Patella
- Bronson Pinchot as Bruno
- Scott Glenn as Gartner
- Diane Baker as Louise Boylar
- Regina Taylor as Meredith Serling
- Michael Moriarty as Brigadier General Hershberg
- Michole Briana White as Maria
- Amy Hathaway as Annie