Release Date
July 12, 1996
Director
Edward Zwick
Writer
Patrick Sheane Duncan
Cast
Scott Glenn, Zeljko Ivanek, Regina Taylor, Seth Gilliam, Bronson Pinchot, Matt Damon, Michael Moriarty, Lou Diamond Phillips, Meg Ryan, Denzel Washington
Studio
Running Time
117 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for war violence and language
It's nighttime in Iraq, 1991. Colonel Nathaniel Serling gives the order to fire on a supposed enemy tank but, when the battle is over, he is horrified to learn that he has just destroyed one of his own tanks and several of his own men. Recalled to Washington as an investigation takes place, Serling is assigned to determine whether or not Captain Karen Walden is eligible for the Medal of Honor. A Medevac pilot, Walden... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Courage Under Fire is one of the best war movie ever... a compelling story of a woman who almost certainly was most honorable and a man investigating her courageous act, yet altered by her own officers to protect themselves. Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan do a superb job in this believable and well done movie. Full movie review »
