Friendly Fire (1979 film)

Friendly Fire
Genre	Drama; War
Written by	Fay Kanin; (based on the book by; C. D. B. Bryan)
Directed by	David Greene
Starring	Carol Burnett, Ned Beatty, Sam Waterston, Timothy Hutton
Music by	Leonard Rosenman
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Martin Starger
Producer(s)	Philip Barry Jr.; Fay Kanin
Production location(s)	Stockton, California
Cinematography	Harry J. May
Editor(s)	Michael Economou
Running time	147 minutes
Production company(s)	Marble Arch Productions; Martin Starger Productions
Distributor	ITV Global
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Mono
Original release	April 22, 1979;

Friendly Fire is an American television movie first broadcast on the ABC network on April 22, 1979. Watched that night by an estimated 64 million people,[1] Friendly Fire went on to win four Emmy awards, including Outstanding Drama Special.[2] The film was directed by David Greene.[3]

The movie tells the real-life story of Peg Mullen (played by Carol Burnett), a woman from rural Iowa who works against government obstacles to uncover the truth about the death of her son Michael, a soldier killed by American "friendly fire" in the Vietnam War in 1970. Mullen's husband Gene is played by Ned Beatty.

Friendly Fire is based on the 1976 book of the same name, written by C. D. B. Bryan,[4] which in turn was adapted from a series of New Yorker magazine articles Bryan had written about the Mullens and their ordeal.[5]

Cast

Carol Burnett — Peg Mullen
Ned Beatty — Gene Mullen
Sam Waterston — C. D. B. Bryan
Dennis Erdman — Michael E. Mullen
Timothy Hutton — John Mullen
Fanny Spiess — Mary Mullen
Sherry Hursey — Patricia Mullen
Michael Flanagan — Father Shimon
Hilly Hicks — Willis Huddleston
William Jordan — Col. Byron Schindler
Vernon Weddle — Col. Georgi
Jack Rader — Sgt. Fitzgerald
Robert Wahler — Alan Hulting
David Keith — Leroy Hamilton

References

Brown, Les (25 April 1979). "ABC's 'Friendly Fire' Drew 64 Million". The New York Times. Retrieved November 25, 2008.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0151561.html
"Friendly Fire". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
Bryan, Courtlandt Dixon Barnes (1976). Friendly Fire (1st ed.). New York City: Penguin Adult HC/TR. ISBN 978-0399116889.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2008-11-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

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[New_York_Times,_25_April_1979-1] Brown, Les (25 April 1979). "ABC's 'Friendly Fire' Drew 64 Million". The New York Times. Retrieved November 25, 2008.

[InfoPlease.com_list_of_1978-79_Emmy_winners-2] ttp://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0151561.html

[Friendly_Fire-3] "Friendly Fire". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner. Retrieved October 11, 2016.

[4] Bryan, Courtlandt Dixon Barnes (1976). Friendly Fire (1st ed.). New York City: Penguin Adult HC/TR. ISBN 978-0399116889.

[Peg_Mullen_papers_at_the_University_of_Iowa-5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2008-11-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)