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Courage Under Fire
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Courage Under Fire is a 1996 American war, drama, action, and mystery film directed by Edward Zwick. The movie stars Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, and Matt Damon. Produced by John Davis and David T. Friendly, with executive production by Debra Martin Chase, the film was released in 1996. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and Disney+ through video on demand.
The narrative is set in the United States and Iraq, focusing on the Gulf War, friendly fire, post-traumatic stress disorder, and women in the military. Filming took place in Bloomfield, El Paso, Fort Irwin National Training Center, and Austin. Roger Deakins served as director of photography, while James Horner composed the score. The production design was handled by John Graysmark, and Steven Rosenblum edited the film.
The runtime is 116 minutes. The budget was 46,000,000, and the revenue reached 100,900,000. Review scores include 85%, 7.3/10, and 77/100. The film was nominated for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor. Its tagline reads, "A medal for honor. A search for justice. A battle for truth."
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6.5A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness to be awarded the Medal of Honor. At first all seems in order. But then he begins to notice inconsistencies between the testimonies of the witnesses...
Cast
- Denzel Washington as Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
- Meg Ryan as Captain Karen Emma Walden
- Lou Diamond Phillips as Staff Sergeant John Monfriez
- Michael Moriarty as Brigadier General Hershberg
- Matt Damon as Ilario
- Bronson Pinchot as Bruno
Themes
- gulf war
- war veteran
- politics
- praise
- pilot
- rescue mission
- dead soldier
- tank
- us army
- medal
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- women in the military
- Director
- Edward Zwick
- Composer
- James Horner
- Producer
- David T. Friendly
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Roger Deakins
- Narrative location
- Iraq
- Filming location
- Texas State Capitol
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 802831
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1996-00-00
- title
- Courage Under Fire
- executive producer
- Debra Martin Chase
- film editor
- Steven Rosenblum
- production designer
- John Graysmark
- distributed by
- Disney+
- review score
- 77/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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