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A Bright Shining Lie

Year:

1998

Duration:

118 min

Genres:

Drama | War

IMDB rate:

6.5

Director:

Terry George

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1998-05-30

Filming Locations: Lompburi, Thailand

Cast

Actor

Character

Amy Madigan

A Bright Shining Lie

Bill Paxton

John Paul Vann

Bo Eason

Officer Tally

William L. Mansey

Officer Conroy

Karina Logue

Barmaid

Robert L. Hull

Bureaucrat Soldier

Donal Logue

Steven Burnett

'Josh' Somsak Orajan

Vann's ARVN Driver

Harve Presnell

MACV General

Robert John Burke

Frank Drummond

Bill Whelan

Ron Dray

Kay Tong Lim

Colonel Cao Huynh Van

Seng Kawee

VC Leader

Kajie Khan

Madame Nhu

Vivian Wu

Lee

Van Thoa Trinh

VC Commander

Richard Montgomery

General's Aide

Andrew Borba

Reporter #1 - Nick

Michael Markovitch

Peter Vann Age 12

John Patrick Markovitch

Jesse Vann Age 9

Kathleen Markovitch

Patty Vann Age 7

Richard DeRusha

Protocol Officer

Richard Libertini

Marriage Counselor

James Bigwood

Office Manager

Ed Lauter

General Weyand

Kurtwood Smith

General Westmoreland

Eric Bogosian

Doug Elders

Jon Marsh

British Reporter

Les J.N. Mau

Colonel Dinh

David Warshofsky

Terry Pike

Thanh Nguyen

ARVN Translator

Xuyen Dangers

The School Teacher

Tom Hong

ARVN Captain

Wannipa 'Aoi' Navapan

Child's Mother

Pichariva Narakbunchai

Annie

Somboon Phutaroth

The Housekeeper

Phillip Roope

Red Cross Man

Graham 'Grace' Walker

Pastor

Robert Miranda

Vann's Cousin

Colin D. Smith

American Commander

Jim Pearson

Army Sergeant

John Higgins

CIA Man

Vu Dinh Nguyen

Lieutenant Tran Ngoc Ba

Chang Ching Peng Chaplin

Annie's Father

Apichart Chusakul

Sergeant Muek

James Rebhorn

Ambassador

Robert Pross

Reporter #2 - Bobby

Robert J. Szempruch

Vann's Helicopter Pilot

Chris Webster

Vann's Aide

John Lafayette

Major Jones

Rory J. Aylward

Bomber Command

Todd Sible

Jesse Vann Age 19

Susan Noel Benfatto

Picnic Lady

Greg Bronson

Mourner

Walter Cronkite

Himself - Reports on Ia Drang Battle (archive sound) (uncredited)

Erich Fleshman

American GI

Lyndon Johnson

Himself - Sends Troops to Vietnam (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ngoc Loan Nguyen

Himself - Shoots VC Suspect (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Nixon

Himself - During 1968 Campaign (archive footage) (uncredited)

Phong Atwood Vo

Peasant

Quotes

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