A Bright Shining Lie

1998 "In war as in life, the difference between truth and deception is what a man allows himself to believe."
A Bright Shining Lie
6.4| 1h58m| en| Drama, War
Storyline

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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  • A Bright Shining Lie Cast
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