Friendly Fire 1980
“In war, the only thing worse than death is not knowing the truth.”
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 147 minutes
- Director
- David Greene
- Networks
- Marble Arch Productions, ABC
- Where to Stream
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
What is Friendly Fire?
Friendly Fire is a 1980 drama and war television movie. The film runs for two hours and twenty-seven minutes and carries a release date of 04/22/1979 in the United States.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1980
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 147 minutes
- Release date
- Nov 9, 1980
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America, United Kingdom
- Studios
- Marble Arch Productions, ABC
- Genres
- Drama, War, TV Movie
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.0/10 from 3 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~147 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Networks
- Marble Arch Productions, ABC
Where to watch in United States
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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video with AdsWith ads
Tubi TVRent
YouTubeBuy
YouTubeStream
Amazon Prime Video
fuboTVAmazon Prime Video with Ads
Shout! Factory Amazon ChannelFree
FawesomeWith ads
The Roku Channel
Shout! Factory TV
Amazon Prime Video Free with AdsTubi TV
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Friendly Fire is a 1980 drama and war television movie. The film runs for two hours and twenty-seven minutes and carries a release date of 04/22/1979 in the United States. In March 1970, a United States Army officer arrived at the Iowa farm belonging to Peg and Gene Mullen. The officer informed them that their son Michael had been killed in Vietnam by friendly fire. The film is a true account that follows their determined attempts to learn more about the circumstances surrounding their son's death.
Should you watch it?
“Parents seek the truth about their son's death in Vietnam by friendly fire.”
- It is based on a true account of parents seeking answers from the U.S. Army.
- It won four Emmy awards, including Outstanding Drama Special.
- It was watched by an estimated 64 million people on the night it was first broadcast.
- It has a runtime of two hours and twenty-seven minutes.
Watch it if you are interested in a true account drama about parents investigating the circumstances of their son's death.
It is a drama and war television movie with a historical subject matter and a runtime of two hours and twenty-seven minutes.
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Whether it is worth watching?
It won four Emmy awards, including Outstanding Drama Special, and was watched by an estimated 64 million people when first broadcast.
What is the runtime or duration?
The film has a runtime of two hours and twenty-seven minutes.
How many episodes are there?
Friendly Fire is a television movie rather than a series with multiple episodes.
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