Friendly Fire
Top 10 Billed Cast
Peg Mullen
Gene Mullen
Patricia Mullen
John Mullen
Cactus
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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