Courage Under Fire
“A medal for honor. A search for justice. A battle for truth.”
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...
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Cast
50 people
Denzel Washington
Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
Known for
The Equalizer
Training Day
Meg Ryan
Captain Karen Emma Walden
Known for
Anastasia
You've Got Mail
Lou Diamond Phillips
Staff Sergeant John Monfriez
Known for
Stargate Universe
Prodigal Son
Michael Moriarty
Brigadier General Hershberg
Known for
Law & Order
Pale Rider
Matt Damon
Ilario
Known for
The Martian
Good Will Hunting
Bronson Pinchot
Bruno
Known for
The Langoliers
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Seth Gilliam
Stephen Altameyer
Known for
The Walking Dead
Teen Wolf
Regina Taylor
Meredith Serling
Known for
The Unit
The Negotiator
Željko Ivanek
Banacek
Known for
Oz
The Walking Dead: Dead City
Scott Glenn
Gartner
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Marvel's The Defenders
Tim Guinee
Rady
Known for
Revolution
The Lost Room
Tim Ransom
Boylar
Known for
Hostages
The Mandela Effect
Edward Zwick Director · Patrick Sheane Duncan Screenplay James Horner Composer
Worldwide gross $101M · Budget $46M · United States release July 4, 1996
Box office
Budget
$46,000,000
Worldwide gross
$100,900,000
Gross vs. budget
2.2×
Production
Davis Entertainment
Production
Fox 2000 Pictures
Production
Joseph M. Singer Entertainment
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · July 4, 1996
Theatrical
United States · July 4, 1996
Theatrical
Australia
October 4, 1996 · Theatrical
Canada
July 12, 1996 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 2, 1997 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 31, 1997 · Theatrical
France
January 8, 1997 · Theatrical
December 31, 1999 · Physical · DVD
March 12, 2008 · Physical · Blu-Ray
October 7, 2019 · Digital · VOD
June 18, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
January 16, 1997 · Theatrical
January 13, 2000 · Physical · DvD
Ireland
October 4, 1996 · Theatrical
Italy
January 31, 1997 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 10, 1997 · Theatrical
Romania
July 4, 1996 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 21, 1996 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 4, 1996 · Theatrical
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