A Bright Shining Lie
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.
Release date
30/05/1998
Votes
33
Popularity
2.1
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
Todd Sible
Jesse Vann (19 years old)
Harve Presnell
MACV General
Original Soundtrack
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Land of Plenty
The American War
City of Hope
We Were Soldiers
From Mexico to Vietnam: A Chicano Story
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
Wandering Soul
Easy Targets
Firebase
Good Morning, Vietnam
JFK
Born on the Fourth of July
Birdy
The General And Me
Air America
The Holdovers
An die Grenze
The Deer Hunter
Bullet in the Head
Cage