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Friendly Fire (1980)

Friendly Fire (1980)

Drama War TV Movie

In war, the only thing worse than death is not knowing the truth.

Release Date: 1980, November 9
Directors: David Greene
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Marble Arch Productions, ABC, Marble Arch Productions, ABC
Cast: Ned Beatty, Carol Burnett, Charles Cyphers, William Jordan, David Keith, Dan Shor, Jack Rader, Timothy Hutton, Sierra Pecheur, Sam Waterston, Nicolas Coster, Mark L. Taylor

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

vietnam war cover-up killed in action grieving parents