Friendly Fire
“In war, the only thing worse than death is not knowing the truth.”
1980•NR•2h 27m•7.5•Released
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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.
Director
David Greene
Languages
English
Studio
Marble Arch Productions
Cast
Carol Burnett
Peg Mullen
Ned Beatty
Gene Mullen
Dennis Erdman
Michael E. Mullen
Sherry Hursey
Patricia Mullen
Timothy Hutton
John Mullen
Fanny Spiess
Mary Mullen
Steve Bonino
Cactus
Henry Brown
Cosie Costa
Hilly Hicks
Willis Huddleston
John Hillner
Kevin Hooks
Polk
David Keith
Leroy Hamilton
Mark Montgomery
Dan Shor
Prince
Production
Company
Marble Arch Productions
Company
ABC
Producer
Philip Barry Jr.
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