Friendly Fire (1980)
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.3215 |
Directed By
David Greene
Crew
David Greene
Betty Goldberg
Thom Anable
Harry J. May
Fay Kanin
C.D.B. Bryan
Philip Barry Jr.
Fay Kanin
Martin Starger
Leonard Rosenman
Michael Economou
Jane Feinberg
Mike Fenton
Kirk Axtell
Lawrence G. Paull
Chuck Rutherford
Ernest Misko
Linda Serijan
Monique DeSart
Jeffrey Hamilton
Ric Rondell
Kate Tilley
Terry Ballard
John Bosco
Andrew Gilmore
Bill Wistrom
Annette Gagnon
Jim Henrikson
Kathleen Long
Mack Bing
Richard L. O'Connor
James Potter
TOP CAST
Carol Burnett
Peg Mullen
Ned Beatty
Gene Mullen
Dennis Erdman
Michael E. Mullen
Sherry Hursey
Patricia Mullen
Timothy Hutton
John Mullen
Fanny Spiess
Mary Mullen
Steve Bonino
Cactus
Hilly Hicks
Willis Huddleston
Kevin Hooks
Polk
David Keith
Leroy Hamilton
Dan Shor
Prince
Mark L. Taylor
Capt. Bannock
Bernard Behrens
Dietrich
William Jordan
Col. Byron Schindler
Jack Rader
Sgt. Fitzgerald
Vernon Weddle
Col. Georgi
Phillip R. Allen
Ralph Jenner
Nicolas Coster
Carl
Charles Cyphers
Tom Loomis
Sierra Pecheur
Mrs. Hamilton
Ford Rainey
Mr. Hamilton
Jenny Sullivan
Mrs. Bryan
Robert Wahler
Alan Hulting
Sam Waterston
C.D.B. Bryan
Michael Flanagan
Father Shimon
Wyatt Knight
(uncredited)
Frank Bruno
(uncredited)
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