Friendly Fire
Friendly Fire

Friendly Fire

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1980
2h 27m
7.5(2 votes)
Drama
War
TV Movie

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.

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Cast & Crew

43 members
Acting

Carol Burnett

Peg Mullen

Carol Burnett
Acting

Ned Beatty

Gene Mullen

Ned Beatty
Directing

Dennis Erdman

Michael E. Mullen

Dennis Erdman
Acting

Sherry Hursey

Patricia Mullen

Sherry Hursey
Acting

Timothy Hutton

John Mullen

Timothy Hutton
Acting

Fanny Spiess

Mary Mullen

No Image
Acting

Steve Bonino

Cactus

Steve Bonino
Acting

Henry Brown

Unknown Role

Henry Brown
Acting

Cosie Costa

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Hilly Hicks

Willis Huddleston

Hilly Hicks
Acting

John Hillner

Unknown Role

John Hillner
Directing

Kevin Hooks

Polk

Kevin Hooks
Acting

David Keith

Leroy Hamilton

David Keith
Acting

Mark Montgomery

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Dan Shor

Prince

Dan Shor
Acting

Mark L. Taylor

Capt. Bannock

Mark L. Taylor
Acting

Bernard Behrens

Dietrich

Bernard Behrens
Acting

Jorge Cervera Jr.

Unknown Role

Jorge Cervera Jr.
Acting

Woody Eney

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

William Jordan

Col. Byron Schindler

William Jordan
Acting

Joe Lowry

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Joseph G. Medalis

Unknown Role

Joseph G. Medalis
Acting

Jack Rader

Sgt. Fitzgerald

Jack Rader
Acting

Vernon Weddle

Col. Georgi

Vernon Weddle
Acting

Phillip R. Allen

Ralph Jenner

Phillip R. Allen
Acting

Nicolas Coster

Carl

Nicolas Coster
Acting

Charles Cyphers

Tom Loomis

Charles Cyphers
Acting

Macon McCalman

Unknown Role

Macon McCalman
Acting

Sierra Pecheur

Mrs. Hamilton

Sierra Pecheur
Acting

Ford Rainey

Mr. Hamilton

Ford Rainey
Acting

Jenny Sullivan

Mrs. Bryan

No Image
Acting

Robert Wahler

Alan Hulting

No Image
Acting

Sam Waterston

C.D.B. Bryan

Sam Waterston
Acting

Norman Bartold

Unknown Role

Norman Bartold
Acting

William Bogert

Unknown Role

William Bogert
Acting

Michael Bond

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Robert Broyles

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Michael Flanagan

Father Shimon

No Image
Acting

Mary Gregory

Unknown Role

Mary Gregory
Acting

Jerry Hardin

Unknown Role

Jerry Hardin
Acting

Warren Munson

Unknown Role

Warren Munson
Acting

Wyatt Knight

(uncredited)

Wyatt Knight
Acting

Frank Bruno

(uncredited)

No Image

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