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75% Critic Match
Friendly Fire
“In war, the only thing worse than death is not knowing the truth.”
7.5 / 10• 1980• 2h 27m•NR• English
DramaWarTV Movie
Storyline
In March 1970, a U.S. Army officer arrived at the Iowa farm of Peg and Gene Mullen and informed them that their son Michael had been killed in Vietnam by "friendly fire." Their determined attempts to learn more about the circumstances of their son's death are the subject of this true account film.
Cast & Crew
Carol Burnett
Peg Mullen
Lead
Ned Beatty
Gene Mullen
Dennis Erdman
Michael E. Mullen
Sherry Hursey
Patricia Mullen
Timothy Hutton
John Mullen
FS
Fanny Spiess
Mary Mullen
Steve Bonino
Cactus
HB
Henry Brown
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Greene's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Friendly Fire is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
