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.
1h 58m
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Language
EN
Year
1998
Rating
5.5/10
25 votes • HD
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1.7
Bill Paxton
John Paul Vann
2.5
Amy Madigan
Mary Jane Vann
1.6
Donal Logue
Steven Burnett
1.6
Robert John Burke
Frank Drummond
1.1
Vivian Wu
Lee
0.6
Ed Lauter
General Weyand
1.1
Kurtwood Smith
General Westmoreland
1.4
Eric Bogosian
Doug Elders
0.7
James Rebhorn
Ambassador
Les Mau
Colonel Dinh
0.1
Todd Sible
Jesse Vann (19 years old)
0.6
Harve Presnell
MACV General
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