Courage Under Fire
“A medal for honor. A search for justice. A battle for truth.”
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Synopsis
A 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·Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
Meg Ryan·Captain Karen Emma Walden
Lou Diamond Phillips·Staff Sergeant John Monfriez
Michael Moriarty·Brigadier General Hershberg
Matt Damon·Ilario
Bronson Pinchot·Bruno
Seth Gilliam·Stephen Altameyer
Regina Taylor·Meredith Serling
Željko Ivanek·Banacek
Scott Glenn·Gartner
Average shot length
3.6s per shot
Edward Zwick's career average is 3.9s across 11 measured films —see the full picture.