A Bright Shining Lie

A Bright Shining Lie

Release date : May 30, 1998
Runtime : 1h 58m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English / Vietnamese /
Director : Terry George /
Writers : Terry George / Neil Sheehan /
Production companies : HBO / Labrador Films /
May 30, 1998 1h 58m United States of America Drama English More
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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.
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Bill Paxton
John Paul Vann
Amy Madigan
Mary Jane Vann
Donal Logue
Steven Burnett
Robert John Burke
Frank Drummond
Ed Lauter
General Weyand
Kurtwood Smith
General Westmoreland
Eric Bogosian
Doug Elders
James Rebhorn
Ambassador
Les Mau
Colonel Dinh
Todd Sible
Jesse Vann (19 years old)

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  • title:A Bright Shining Lie
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1998
  • Runtime:1h 58m
  • Genres: Drama · War · TV Movie ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English · Vietnamese ·
  • Director: Terry George /
  • Writers: Terry George · Neil Sheehan ·
  • Production companies: HBO · Labrador Films ·
  • 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.
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