A Bright Shining Lie
1998Something 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.
Acted in
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
Les Mau
as Colonel Dinh
Todd Sible
as Jesse Vann (19 years old)