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About
A US Army officer, who made a "friendly fire" mistake that was covered up, has been reassigned to a desk job. He is tasked to investigate a female chopper commander's worthiness to be awarded the Medal of Honor. At first all seems in order. But then he begins to notice inconsistencies between the testimonies of the witnesses...
Theatrical
Jul 4, 1996
Box Office
$100.9M
Budget
$46.0M
Return
2.2x
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 5, 2000
Theaters
2
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Davis Entertainment, Fox 2000 Pictures, Joseph M. Singer Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
Quotes
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Taglines
A medal for honor. A search for justice. A battle for truth.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The First Casualty of War: Truth
Taglines
In wartime, the first casualty is always truth.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
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Denzel Washington
Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling
M
Meg Ryan
Captain Karen Emma Walden
L
Lou Diamond Phillips
Staff Sergeant John Monfriez
M
Michael Moriarty
Brigadier General Hershberg
M
Matt Damon
Ilario
B
Bronson Pinchot
Bruno
S
Seth Gilliam
Stephen Altameyer
R
Regina Taylor
Meredith Serling
Ž
Željko Ivanek
Banacek
S
Scott Glenn
Gartner
T
Tim Guinee
Rady
T
Tim Ransom
Boylar
S
Sean Astin
Patella
M
Mark Adair-Rios
Bobcat 5
N
Ned Vaughn
Chelli
M
Manny Perez
Jenkins
D
David McSwain
Egan
S
Sean Patrick Thomas
Thompson
K
Ken Jenkins
Joel Walden
K
Kathleen Widdoes
Geraldine Walden
