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Feature film — 1996

Courage Under Fire (1996)

6.61h 56mDrama — Thriller — Mystery — War

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...

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A high-signal pick with 1,112 votes.

Davis Entertainment / Fox 2000 Pictures / Joseph M. Singer Entertainment / 20th Century Fox

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Director: Edward Zwick

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Cast & crew

Denzel Washington as Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling

Denzel Washington

Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling

Meg Ryan as Captain Karen Emma Walden

Meg Ryan

Captain Karen Emma Walden

Lou Diamond Phillips as Staff Sergeant John Monfriez

Lou Diamond Phillips

Staff Sergeant John Monfriez

Michael Moriarty as Brigadier General Hershberg

Michael Moriarty

Brigadier General Hershberg

Matt Damon as Ilario

Matt Damon

Ilario

Bronson Pinchot as Bruno

Bronson Pinchot

Bruno

Seth Gilliam as Stephen Altameyer

Seth Gilliam

Stephen Altameyer

Regina Taylor as Meredith Serling

Regina Taylor

Meredith Serling

Željko Ivanek as Banacek

Željko Ivanek

Banacek

Scott Glenn as Gartner

Scott Glenn

Gartner

Tim Guinee as Rady

Tim Guinee

Rady

Tim Ransom as Boylar

Tim Ransom

Boylar

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