Friendly Fire

Name: Friendly Fire
Director: David Greene
Genre: Drama, War, TV Movie
Released: 1980-11-09
Duration: 147 min
Cast: Carol Burnett, Ned Beatty, Dennis Erdman, Sherry Hursey, Timothy Hutton

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1980 · 147 min · NR · Drama · War · TV Movie · TMDB 7.0/10

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.

Directed by David Greene

Cast

Carol Burnett — Peg Mullen
Ned Beatty — Gene Mullen
Dennis Erdman — Michael E. Mullen
Sherry Hursey — Patricia Mullen
Timothy Hutton — John Mullen