Movie: Friendly Fire

Top 10 Billed Cast

Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett

Peg Mullen

Ned Beatty
Ned Beatty

Gene Mullen

Dennis Erdman
Dennis Erdman

Michael E. Mullen

Sherry Hursey
Sherry Hursey

Patricia Mullen

Timothy Hutton
Timothy Hutton

John Mullen

Fanny Spiess
Fanny Spiess

Mary Mullen

Steve Bonino
Steve Bonino

Cactus

Henry Brown
Henry Brown

Cosie Costa
Cosie Costa

Hilly Hicks
Hilly Hicks

Willis Huddleston

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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.

  • Release Date

    1980-11-09

  • Average

    7.5

  • Rating:

    3.8 starts
  • Tagline

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

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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