Friendly Fire
Friendly Fire

Friendly Fire

In war, the only thing worse than death is not knowing the truth.

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

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.

Production

Marble Arch Productions, ABC

Cast

Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett

Peg Mullen

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Gene Mullen

Dennis Erdman

Dennis Erdman

Michael E. Mullen

Sherry Hursey

Sherry Hursey

Patricia Mullen

Timothy Hutton

Timothy Hutton

John Mullen

Fanny Spiess

Fanny Spiess

Mary Mullen

Steve Bonino

Steve Bonino

Cactus

Henry Brown

Henry Brown

Cosie Costa

Cosie Costa

Hilly Hicks

Hilly Hicks

Willis Huddleston

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