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Eventually, serling hears the whole story, involving a second episode of shameful friendly fire which reveals the medalworthy courage of the captain. Sep 06, 2016 the movie courage under fire relates to recent changes in the united states military. He investigates the recommended medal of honor for capt. Aug 29, 2017 in the end, courage under fire is just stepping in and being yourself. Courage under fire 1996 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Courage under fire begins during the desert storm conflict in january, 1991, as lt. While serving in the persian gulf at al bathra, lt. Denzel washington plays a phenomenal character as a colonel determined to find out the truth. Mary edwards walker, an american civil war doctor, but not for valor in combat. Colonel nathaniel serling denzel washington is in a washington, d. Courage under fire is framed as an inquiry into the death of capt.
Denzel washington lives with the fact that he fired upon the tank of his best friend killing all those in the tank. Courage under fire is an interesting if somewhat forgotten entry in the war movie genre. Serling discovers that the incidents surrounding her sacrifice are remembered differently by. Jul 26, 1996 at first, courage under fire looks like a rashomonstyle inquiry into the ambiguities of combat. Beautiful, gripping movie with a tragic but heroic war story set during desert storm. More of a drama than an action spectacle, it confronts some probing questions about the nature of heroism, and our militarys responsibilities to its soldiers.
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