Courage Under Fire

Courage Under Fire is a 1996 American war drama film directed by Edward Zwick, and starring Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan.The United States Army covers up the friendly fire incident, awards Serling a medal for bravery, and transfers him to a desk job.Staff Sergeant John Monfriez claims that Walden was a coward and that he led the crew in combat and improvised the fuel bladder weapon.Sergeant Steven Altameyer, who is dying of cancer in a hospital and was initially hard for Serling to find, complains about a fire in one of his few coherent comments.Feeling guilty about the cover up in the friendly fire incident, Serling leaks the existence of a tape of the attack to newspaper reporter Tony Gartner.[2] Lacking such access, the film-makers had to source equipment elsewhere, including having former Australian Army Centurian tanks modified to resemble the M1 Abrams depicted in the production."[10] Denzel Washington's acting was specifically lauded, as Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote, "In Washington's haunted eyes, in the stunning cinematography of Roger Deakins (Fargo) that plunges into the mad flare of combat, in the plot that deftly turns a whodunit into a meditation on character and in Zwick's persistent questioning of authority, Courage Under Fire honors its subject and its audience.[13] Denzel Washington was nominated for Best Actor at the 1996 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, but lost to Billy Bob Thornton in Sling Blade.
Courage Under Fire (horse)Steven SundEdward ZwickPatrick Sheane DuncanJohn DavisDavid T. FriendlyDenzel WashingtonMeg RyanLou Diamond PhillipsMichael MoriartyMatt DamonSeth GilliamBronson PinchotScott GlennRoger DeakinsSteven RosenblumJames HornerDavis EntertainmentFriendly FilmsFox 2000 Pictures20th Century Foxdrama filmPersian Gulf WarUnited States Armyfriendly fireposthumouslyMedal of HonorMedevacBlack Hawkflare gunM16 rifleWhite Housecourt-martialNapalmRegina TaylorŽeljko IvanekWashington PostVietnamTim GuineeSean AstinNed VaughnSean Patrick ThomasManny PérezKen JenkinsKathleen WiddoesDiane BakerRichard VentureTom SchanleyKorey ColemanAustralian ArmyCenturian tanksM1 AbramsIndependence DayPhenomenonRotten TomatoesMetacriticCinemaScoreJames BerardinelliRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesPeter TraversRolling StoneSan Francisco ChronicleSteven SpielbergSaving Private Ryan1996 Chicago Film Critics Association AwardsBilly Bob ThorntonSling BladeMary Edwards WalkerAmerican Civil WarBerardinelli, JamesReelViewsEbert, RogerTravers, PeterBox Office MojoSpecial BulletinAbout Last NightLeaving NormalLegends of the FallThe SiegeThe Last SamuraiBlood DiamondDefianceLove & Other DrugsPawn SacrificeTrial by FireThirtysomethingOnce and AgainQuarterlifeBedford Falls Productions