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A Bright Shining Lie

A Bright Shining Lie

A Bright Shining Lie Released 30 May 1998
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  • Writers:Neil Sheehan (book) & Terry George (teleplay)
  • Runtime:118 min
  • Language:English
  • Genre:Drama   War
  • Country:USA
  • Company:Home Box Office (HBO)

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Movie Plot

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

  • Robert MirandaVann's Cousin
  • Ed LauterGeneral Weyand
  • Todd SibleJesse Vann age 19
  • Walter CronkiteHimself (reports on Ia Drang battle) (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Donal LogueSteven Burnett

Quotes

John:
It is not true that we are here to solve problems, sir. WE are the problem.

Mistakes

Anachronisms: The opening sequence shows a napalm run over the jungles of Vietnam. However, the film first starts out in 1962, and napalm bombing did not begin until 1965.

Soundtrack

Somebody to Love

Performed by Jefferson Airplane

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