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Friendly Fire(1980)
Status: Released
Date: 1980-11-09
75%
2 Votes
Time: 2h 27m
In war, the only thing worse than death is not knowing the truth.
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Marble Arch Productions
Movie: Friendly Fire
Top 10 Billed Cast
Carol Burnett
Peg Mullen
Ned Beatty
Gene Mullen
Sherry Hursey
Patricia Mullen
Timothy Hutton
John Mullen
Steve Bonino
Cactus
Henry Brown
Hilly Hicks
Willis Huddleston
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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.
Release Date
1980-11-09
Average
7.5
Rating:
3.8 startsTagline
In war, the only thing worse than death is not knowing the truth.
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