A Bright Shining Lie

A Bright Shining Lie

🎞️ Movie 118 min US
โ˜… 6.4 /10 1998

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

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

Bill Paxton
Bill Paxton
John Paul Vann
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Bo Eason
Officer Tally
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William L. Mansey
Officer Conroy
Karina Logue
Karina Logue
Barmaid
Amy Madigan
Amy Madigan
Mary Jane Vann
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Robert L. Hull
Bureaucrat Soldier
Donal Logue
Donal Logue
Steven Burnett
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'Josh' Somsak Orajan
Vann's ARVN Driver
Harve Presnell
Harve Presnell
MACV General
Robert John Burke
Robert John Burke
Frank Drummond
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Gary Chang
Composer
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Jack Conroy
Cinematographer