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A Bright Shining Lie is a 1998 American made-for-television war drama film based on Neil Sheehan's book of the same name and the true story of John Paul Vann's experience in the Vietnam War. It stars Bill Paxton, Amy Madigan, Vivian Wu, Donal Logue, Eric Bogosian and Kurtwood Smith and is written and directed by Terry George, and produced by Greg Ricketson.
Cast[]
- Bill Paxton as John Paul Vann
- Karina Logue as Barmaid
- Amy Madigan as Mary Jane Vann
- Donal Logue as Steven Burnett
- Harve Presnell as MACV General
- Robert John Burke as Frank Drummond
- Bill Whelan as Ron Dray
- Lim Kay Tong as Colonel Cao Huynh Van
- Seng Kawee as VC Leader
- Vivian Wu as Lee
- Van Thoa Trinh as VC Commander
- Richard Libertini as Marriage Counselor
- James Bigwood as Office Manager
- Ed Lauter as General Weyand
- Kurtwood Smith as General Westmoreland
- Eric Bogosian as Doug Elders
- James Rebhorn as Ambassador Bunker
- Les J.N. Mau as Colonel Dinh
- David Warshofsky as Terry Pike
- Thanh Nguyen as ARVN Translator
- Pichariva Narakbunchai as Annie
- Kris von Habsburg as a US soldier
Award nominations[]
In 1998, the film was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie. In 1999, Bill Paxton was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance in the film.
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