- Actors: Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Michael Moriarty, Matt Damon
- Directors: Edward Zwick
- Writers: Patrick Sheane Duncan
- Producers: David T. Friendly, Debra Martin Chase, John Davis, Joseph M. Caracciolo, Joseph Singer
- Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English, Spanish
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
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- Studio: Fox Video
- Release Date: April 23 2007
- Run Time: 117 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005JA9F
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A year after a devastating friendly fire incident during the Gulf War, Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Serling (Denzel Washington) is in a Washington, D.C., desk job assigned the rudimentary task of overseeing a Medal of Honor candidate who died in the war. However, the case and soldier in question are a political hot potato--Captain Karen Walden (Meg Ryan) is America's first female soldier to be killed in combat.
Serling soon finds discrepancies in the case of a downed Medevac helicopter in the rocky Kuwait territory. What unfolds in flashback are several versions of Walden's tactics (à la Kurosawa's Rashomon) to rescue the soldiers and survive the downing. As with Glory, Director Edward Zwick's cast of unknown and famous faces always comes off as the real article. Walden's crew is especially convincing. Matt Damon as the medic comes off as the giddy scaredy-cat when telling his story to Washington. In battle he's a flawed, humorous soldier. The most surprising work in the movie is done by Lou Diamond Phillips (as the group's gunman), whose career had been headed to straight-to-video oblivion.
Then there's Ryan. She has done well with dramatic work in the past (When a Man Loves a Woman, Flesh and Bone) but has never been able to escape the romantic-comedy image. With dyed hair, a light accent, and the dramatics of the situation, Ryan finally has an enduring dramatic film. Even though she has half of Washington's screen time, her brave and ultimately haunting performance makes Courage something special, right down to its curious but rewarding final scene. --Doug Thomas
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good movie, compelling story...,
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This review is from: Courage Under Fire (Widescreen) (DVD)
Courage Under Fire stars Denzel Washington, who plays a very convincing LTC Nathaniel Sterling, a tank commander in the Gulf War; and Meg Ryan as a CPT Karen Walden, a pilot killed in action during the Gulf War who is considered for recommendation for the Medal of Honor, the first woman to be considered for this award.Meg Ryan appears in the movie only in several of the numerous flashbacks. The movie revolves around two storylines: the facts behind the death of Meg Ryan's character, CPT Walden, and the life of LTC Sterling who has the unfortunate assignment to uncover what really happened when CPT Walden was killed. Throughout the movie, LTC Sterling must face his own demons, including a drinking problem, difficulties with his wife, and a Washington reporter hounding him for information on the story he's researching. Lou Diamond Phillips and Matt Damon also appear in the movie, both of whom portray soldiers who witnessed the events that led to CPT Walden's death.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Mettle Of Honor And Courage,
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This review is from: Courage Under Fire (Widescreen) (DVD)
COURAGE UNDER FIRE, stars Denzel Washington as a Gulf War veteran, who is asked to determine whether or not Captain Karen Walden (Meg Ryan) deserves to get the medal of honor. She was killed in the line of duty in the Gulf under mysterious circumstances. Before a final decision is made about her candidacy, Washinton's Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling, must discover what really happened to her. As the investigation begins, Serling's own actions during the war, also come back to haunt him. Directed by Edward Zwick, this great drama, boasts fine performances from Washington, Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips, and a very young Matt Damon, as a medic, who is tortured by his experiences in Walden's unit..The film's two storylines fit together very well and are equally compelling. The movie is perfectly paced and the combat action is well done.The DVD has a DTS soundtrack, a brief production featurette, television spots/ theatrical trailer, and infomative commentary track from the director. I have seen this movie a handfull of times and it gets better upon each viewing. The DVD has excellent sound and picture quality that only enhances my enjoyment of the picture. COURAGE UNDER FIRE is recommended and well worth your time.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Meg movie that is not a comedy,
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This review is from: Courage Under Fire (DVD)
Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serving (Denzel Washington) makes the ultimate boo boo. In the heat of the moment he targets our side.While still in a slump over this he is challenged to check out Captain Karen Emma Walden (Meg Ryan) who is inline for the Medal of Honor (posthumously). We go through several versions of her story as told from different view points of survivors. Meg Ryan does a good job of portraying the different personalities as describe.
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