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A Bright Shining Lie

05/30/1998

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1hr 58min

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Drama

,War

,TV Movie

In war as in life, the difference between truth and deception is what a man allows himself to believe.

STORY

Something in his past keeps career Army man John Paul Vann from advancing past colonel. He views being sent to Vietnam as part of the US military advisory force a stepping stone to promotion. However, he disagrees vocally (and on the record) with the way the war is being run and is forced to leave the military. Returning to Vietnam as a civilian working with the Army, he comes to despise some South Vietnamese officers while he takes charge of some of the U.S. forces and continues his liaisons with Vietnamese women.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Bill Paxton
  • Amy Madigan
  • Donal Logue
  • Robert John Burke
  • Vivian Wu

    Director

  • Terry George

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • HBO
  • Labrador Films

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • Vietnamese

Cast

Bill Paxton

John Paul Vann

Amy Madigan

Mary Jane Vann

Donal Logue

Steven Burnett

Robert John Burke

Frank Drummond

Vivian Wu

Lee

Ed Lauter

General Weyand

Kurtwood Smith

General Westmoreland

Eric Bogosian

Doug Elders

James Rebhorn

Ambassador

Les Mau

Colonel Dinh

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