Friendly Fire
In war, the only thing worse than death is not knowing the truth.
1979
Rated
NR
147
minutes
Drama, TV Movie, War
★★★★★
★★★★★
3.68
Directed By:
David Greene
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.
Language
English
Release Date
November 9, 1980
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
Henry Brown
Cosie Costa
Hilly Hicks
Willis Huddleston
John Hillner
Kevin Hooks
Polk
David Keith
Leroy Hamilton
Mark Montgomery
Dan Shor
Prince
Mark L. Taylor
Capt. Bannock
Bernard Behrens
Dietrich
Jorge Cervera Jr.
Woody Eney
William Jordan
Col. Byron Schindler
Joe Lowry
Joseph G. Medalis
Jack Rader
Sgt. Fitzgerald
Vernon Weddle
Col. Georgi
Phillip R. Allen
Ralph Jenner
Nicolas Coster
Carl
Charles Cyphers
Tom Loomis
Macon McCalman
Sierra Pecheur
Mrs. Hamilton
Ford Rainey
Mr. Hamilton
Jenny Sullivan
Mrs. Bryan
Robert Wahler
Alan Hulting
Sam Waterston
C.D.B. Bryan
Norman Bartold
William Bogert
Michael Bond
Robert Broyles
Michael Flanagan
Father Shimon
Mary Gregory
Jerry Hardin
Warren Munson
Wyatt Knight
(uncredited)
Frank Bruno
(uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Directing
David Greene
Director
Betty Goldberg
Script Supervisor
Ric Rondell
First Assistant Director
Kate Tilley
Second Assistant Director
Thom Anable
First Assistant Director
Camera
Production
Mike Fenton
Casting
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Fay Kanin
Co-Producer
Martin Starger
Executive Producer
Mack Bing
Unit Production Manager
Philip Barry Jr.
Producer
Richard L. O'Connor
Executive In Charge Of Production
Kathleen Long
Production Coordinator
Sound
Leonard Rosenman
Original Music Composer
Jim Henrikson
Music Editor
Bill Wistrom
Sound Effects
Andrew Gilmore
Sound Mixer
John Bosco
Sound Mixer
Costume & Make-Up
Monique DeSart
Hairstylist
Linda Serijan
Costume Design
Jeffrey Hamilton
Makeup Artist
Ernest Misko
Costume Design
Annette Gagnon
Costumer
Art
Lawrence G. Paull
Art Direction
Chuck Rutherford
Set Decoration
Kirk Axtell
Art Direction
Terry Ballard
Property Master
Writing
Crew
Editing