Courage Under Fire

Courage Under Fire

116 mins | Drama, Thriller, War, Mystery | July 4, 1996

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...

Courage Under Fire

116 mins | Drama, Thriller, War, Mystery | July 4, 1996

Courage Under Fire
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...
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Fox 2000 Pictures, Joseph M. Singer Entertainment, Davis Entertainment
Original title Courage Under Fire
Directors Edward Zwick
Writers Patrick Sheane Duncan

Cast

Denzel Washington

as Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling

Meg Ryan

as Captain Karen Emma Walden

Lou Diamond Phillips

as Staff Sergeant John Monfriez

Matt Damon

as Ilario

Michael Moriarty

as Brigadier General Hershberg

Bronson Pinchot

as Bruno

Amy Hathaway

as Annie

Diane Baker

as Louise Boylar

Seth Gilliam

as Stephen Altameyer

Regina Taylor

as Meredith Serling

Scott Glenn

as Gartner

Sean Astin

as Patella

Sean Patrick Thomas

as Thompson

Zeljko Ivanek

as Banacek

Tim Guinee

as Rady

Tim Ransom

as Boylar

Ned Vaughn

as Chelli

Manny PĂ©rez

as Jenkins

David McSwain

as Egan

Korey Coleman

as Radio operator

Armand Darrius

as Robins

Mark Adair-Rios

as Bobcat 5

Ken Jenkins

as Joel Walden

Kathleen Widdoes

as Geraldine Walden

Robert Brent Lappin

as Tank Commander (uncredited)

Jack Watkins

as Coffee Sergeant