A Bright Shining Lie

A Bright Shining Lie (1998)

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

  • Genre: Drama, War, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1998-05-30
  • User Rating: 5.5/10 from 23 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 58min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: HBO
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Terry George
star 5.5/10
From 23 Ratings

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Summary

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

    as John Paul Vann
  • Amy Madigan

    as Mary Jane Vann
  • Donal Logue

    as Steven Burnett
  • Robert John Burke

    as Frank Drummond
  • Vivian Wu

    as Lee
  • Ed Lauter

    as General Weyand
  • Kurtwood Smith

    as General Westmoreland
  • Eric Bogosian

    as Doug Elders
  • James Rebhorn

    as Ambassador
  • Les Mau

    as Colonel Dinh
  • Todd Sible

    as Jesse Vann (19 years old)
Writing Terry George Teleplay
Directing Terry George Director
Art Caroline Usher Set Decoration
Sound Gary Chang Original Music Composer
Art Tom Nursey Art Direction
Editing Nicholas Beauman Editor
Production Lois Bonfiglio Executive Producer
Camera Jack Conroy Director of Photography
Writing Neil Sheehan Author
Production Greg Ricketson Producer
Production Dianne Crittenden Casting
Art Graham 'Grace' Walker Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Joan Bergin Costume Design
Crew Jamie Ware Billett Video Assist Operator