Friendly Fire (1980)
In war, the only thing worse than death is not knowing the truth.
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.
- Date of release
- 1980-11-09
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 2h 27m
- Genres
- Drama, War, TV Movie
- Director
- David Greene
Casting
- Carol Burnett — Peg Mullen
- Ned Beatty — Gene Mullen
- Dennis Erdman — Michael E. Mullen
- Sherry Hursey — Patricia Mullen
- Timothy Hutton — John Mullen
- Fanny Spiess — Mary Mullen
- Steve Bonino — Cactus
- Henry Brown
- Cosie Costa
- Hilly Hicks — Willis Huddleston
- John Hillner
- Kevin Hooks — Polk
Interesting facts
Friendly Fire is an American television movie first broadcast on the ABC network on April 22, 1979. Watched that night by an estimated 64 million people, Friendly Fire went on to win four Emmy awards, including Outstanding Drama Special. The film was directed by David Greene.
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