Friendly Fire

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"Friendly Fire" is a 1979 American made-for-television drama film starring Carol Burnett that explores the emotional impact on a family after their son is killed by friendly fire during the Vietnam War.

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instanceOf television film
about American military bureaucracy
impact of war on families
awardReceived Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Film Editing for a Limited Series or a Special
basedOn Friendly Fire (book)
basedOnAuthor C. D. B. Bryan
composer Fred Karlin
countryOfOrigin United States
director David Greene
distributionFormat made-for-television film
distributor American Broadcasting Company
filmingLocation Iowa (setting)
follows death of a soldier by friendly fire
genre Drama
War film
hasCastMember Carol Burnett
David Keith
Ned Beatty
Sam Waterston
Timothy Hutton
hasFormat color
mainSubject Vietnam War
friendly fire
grief
medium television
nominatedFor Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Made for Television
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama or Comedy Special
originalAirDate 1979-04-22
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork ABC
productionCompany ABC Circle Films
releaseYear 1979
runtimeMinutes 145
setInPeriod Vietnam War era
starring Bill Cobbs
Carol Burnett
David Keith
Ned Beatty
Sam Waterston
Timothy Hutton
William Jordan
writer John Sacret Young
Joyce Eliason

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Carol Creighton Burnett notableWork Friendly Fire
Kathryn Chetkovich notableWork Friendly Fire
Fay Kanin notableWork Friendly Fire