Following the 1991 Gulf War, Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling (Denzel Washington) is assigned to review the background of the late Captain Karen Walden (Meg Ryan), who has been posthumously nominated for a medal of honor. While investigating Walden's candidacy, Serling is forced to face his own disillusionment and guilt .. Read more
| Starring | Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty |
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| Director | Edward Zwick |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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Following the 1991 Gulf War, Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling (Denzel Washington) is assigned to review the background of the late Captain Karen Walden (Meg Ryan), who has been posthumously nominated for a medal of honor. While investigating Walden's candidacy, Serling is forced to face his own disillusionment and guilt surrounding the war. As he begins the interviewing process, he uncovers several inconsistencies in the stories told by the late pilot's crew. The three officers, who may or may not have been saved by the captain's actions, all give drastically different accounts of the events leading up to Walden's death. Ilario (Matt Damon) paints Walden as an unselfish, courageous hero, while the surly Monfriez (Lou Diamond Phillips) describes her as a crybaby and a coward. The third soldier, Altameyer (Seth Gilliam), lies dying in an army hospital, mumbling guilty confessions in a medicated haze. Similar to the storytelling technique used in Akira Kurosawa's RASHOMON, director Edward Zwick's COURAGE UNDER FIRE features each officer's account of the fateful incident reenacted onscreen, offering wildly diverse portrayals of Walden. Meg Ryan shines in a role that demands she play one character a multitude of ways. As Serling pieces together the radically different tales of combat, he uncovers the painful truth and simultaneously faces his own pent-up guilt regarding the war.
| Starring | Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty, Seth Gilliam |
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| Director | Edward Zwick |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 52 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 52 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | 100 Feisty Females |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish |
| Released | Production year: 1996 To Rent: DVD: 13 May 2004 Blu-ray: 09 Apr 2007 |
A film that begins as a complex investigation into behaviour in wartime but ends as a straightforward flag-waving exercise.
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blinding performance
excellent acting, excellent story, top class movie, good twists keeps you guessing .worth getting this one.
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Good action but a little slow at times
I usually like Denzel Washington films. Although this is not one of his best, it is still a good film.
The plot was excellent - keeping you guessing ... read more »
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Under Fire
Quite a good film, but i rate Meg Ryan a great deal, but i was put out because she was not in it very much, not one of her best films.
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The first casualty in war is always truth!
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