A Bright Shining Lie
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, Amy Madigan, Vivian Wu, Donal Logue, Eric Bogosian, Kurtwood Smith, Robert John Burke, James Rebhorn, Ed Lauter, Harve Presnell, Pichariva Narakbunchai, Les J.N. Mau, Van Cao, Kay Tong Lim, Rory J. Aylward, Susan Noel Benfatto, James Bigwood, Andrew Borba, Chang Ching Peng Chaplin, Xujen Dangers, Richard DeRusha, Bo Eason, Erich Fleshman, John Higgins, Tom Hong, Robert L. Hull, Abhijati 'Meuk' Jusakul, Seng Kawee, Kajie Khan, John Lafayette, Richard Libertini, Karina Logue, William L. Mansey, John Patrick Markovitch, Kathleen Markovitch, Michael Markovitch, Jon Marsh, Robert Miranda, Richard Montgomery, Wannipa 'Aoi' Navapan, Thanh Nguyen, Vu Dinh Nguyen, 'Josh' Somsak Orajan, Jim Pearson, Somboon Phutaroth, Robert Pross, Phillip Roope, Todd Sible, Colin D. Smith, Major Robert J. Szempruch, Van Thoa Trinh, Phong Atwood Vo, Graham 'Grace' Walker, David Warshofsky, Chris Webster, Bill Whelan, Greg Bronson, Walter Cronkite, Lyndon Johnson, Ngoc Loan Nguyen, Richard Nixon
Release year:
1998
