Friendly Fire Movie Review 1979

Based on a true story of an American family in 1970 whose soldier son is killed by "friendly fire" in Vietnam, and their efforts to uncover the circumstances of the tragedy. Touching and powerful, with an excellent dramatic performance by Burnett.

Distribution

CBS/Fox Video, 1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, Phone: (212)373-4800, Toll-free: 800-800-4369, Fax: (212)373-4803, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 146 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Death & the Afterlife, Family Ties, Vietnam War

Cast

Carol Burnett, Ned Beatty, Sam Waterston, Timothy Hutton

Director

David Greene

Producer

Marble Arch Productions