Courage Under Fire (1996)
A medal for honor. A search for justice. A battle for truth.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 56m
- Director Edward Zwick
- Genres Drama Mystery Thriller War
- Rating 6.6/10 (1,099 votes)
Synopsis
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
-
Denzel Washington
as Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
-
Meg Ryan
as Captain Karen Emma Walden
-
Lou Diamond Phillips
as Staff Sergeant John Monfriez
-
Michael Moriarty
as Brigadier General Hershberg
-
Matt Damon
as Ilario
-
Bronson Pinchot
as Bruno
-
Seth Gilliam
as Stephen Altameyer
-
Regina Taylor
as Meredith Serling
-
Željko Ivanek
as Banacek
-
Scott Glenn
as Gartner
-
Tim Guinee
as Rady
-
Tim Ransom
as Boylar
-
Sean Astin
as Patella
- Armand Darrius as Robins
-
Mark Adair-Rios
as Bobcat 5
-
Ned Vaughn
as Chelli
-
Manny Perez
as Jenkins
- David McSwain as Egan
Crew
-
Edward Zwick
Director
-
Roger Deakins
Director of Photography
-
Steven Rosenblum
Editor
-
James Horner
Original Music Composer
-
John Davis
Producer
- Joseph Singer Producer
- David T. Friendly Producer
- Patrick Sheane Duncan Screenplay
