A Bright Shining Lie

Directed by Terry George
R
1998    1h 58m[Drama](/on-demand/category/drama), [War](/on-demand/category/war)
6.451%5.8
True story of Army man John Paul Vann, whose military success provided him the fulfillment he never found in his personal life.

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Cast of A Bright Shining Lie

  • Bill PaxtonJohn Paul Vann
  • Amy MadiganMary Jane Vann
  • Donal LogueSteven Burnett
  • Robert John BurkeFrank Drummond
  • Vivian WuLee
  • Ed LauterGeneral Weyand
  • Kurtwood SmithGeneral Westmoreland
  • Eric BogosianDoug Elders
  • James RebhornAmbassador
  • Les MauColonel Dinh
  • Todd SibleJesse Vann (19 years old)
  • Harve PresnellMACV General
  • Terry GeorgeDirector / Teleplay
  • Lois BonfiglioExecutive Producer
  • Greg RicketsonProducer
  • Caroline UsherSet Decoration
  • Tom NurseyArt Direction
  • Graham "Grace" WalkerProduction Design
  • Jack ConroyDirector Of Photography
  • Joan BerginCostume Design

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