Courage Under Fire
A medal for honor. A search for justice. A battle for truth.
6.6(1,077) 1996-07-04 116 minDramaThrillerMysteryWar
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...
DirectorEdward Zwick
ProducerJohn Davis
ScreenplayPatrick Sheane Duncan
Original Music ComposerJames Horner
ProducerDavid T. Friendly
ProducerJoseph Singer
Cast & characters
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
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Armand Darrius
as Robins
Mark Adair-Rios
as Bobcat 5
Ned Vaughn
as Chelli
Manny Perez
as Jenkins
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David McSwain
as Egan
Sean Patrick Thomas
as Thompson
Ken Jenkins
as Joel Walden
Kathleen Widdoes
as Geraldine Walden
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Christina Stojanovich
as Anne Marie Walden
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Lucky Luciano
as Nathan Serling Jr.
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Erica C. Newman
as Joleen Serling
