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A Bright Shining Lie (1998)

ALL 05/30/1998 (en) Drama, War, TV Movie 118 Min
  • Release
    05/30/1998
  • Production
    HBO, Labrador Films
  • Rotten tomato
    55%
  • Original title
    A Bright Shining Lie
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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

Overview

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.

  1. Terry George

    Director

  2. Story

  4. Greg Ricketson

    Producer



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  1. Bill Paxton

    John Paul Vann

  2. Amy Madigan

    Mary Jane Vann

  3. Donal Logue

    Steven Burnett

  4. Robert John Burke

    Frank Drummond

  5. Vivian Wu

    Lee

  6. Ed Lauter

    General Weyand

  7. Kurtwood Smith

    General Westmoreland

  8. Eric Bogosian

    Doug Elders

  9. James Rebhorn

    Ambassador

  10. Les Mau

    Colonel Dinh

  11. Todd Sible

    Jesse Vann (19 years old)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 11 , Crews : 14

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A Bright Shining Lie (1998) 118 Min

ALL 05/30/1998 (en)
Drama, War, TV Movie
  • Release 05/30/1998
  • Production
    HBO, Labrador Films
  • Original title A Bright Shining Lie
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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

Overview

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.

  1. Terry George

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Nicholas Beauman

    Editor

  4. Greg Ricketson

    Producer



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