Courage Under Fire

"A medal for honor. A search for justice. A battle for truth."

Jul 12 1996 R 1h 56m
Action, Drama, Mystery

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...

Plot

The pilot of a rescue copter, Captain Karen Walden, died shortly before her helicopter crew was rescued after it crashed in Desert Storm. It first appears that she made a spectacular rescue of a downed helicopter crew, then held her own crew together to fight off the Iraqis after her copter crashed. Lt. Colonel Serling, who is struggling with his own demons from Desert Storm, is assigned to investigate her worthiness for the Medal of Honor. But some conflicting accounts, from her crew and soldiers in the area, cause him to question whether she deserves it.

Written by

Patrick Sheane Duncan

Directed by

Edward Zwick

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Joseph M. Singer Entertainment, Fox 2000 Pictures, Davis Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

9 wins & 7 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
61,347
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
77
Popularity
NA