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A Bright Shining Lie
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
Release Date
: Saturday, May 30 1998
26 years ago
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Cast
Bill Paxton
Bill Paxton was
43
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'John Paul Vann'.
Tue, May 17 1955 –
Sat, Feb 25 2017
Amy Madigan
Amy Madigan was
47
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'Mary Jane Vann'.
Mon, Sep 11 1950
Donal Logue
Donal Logue was
32
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'Steven Burnett'.
Sun, Feb 27 1966
Robert John Burke
Robert John Burke was
37
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'Frank Drummond'.
Mon, Sep 12 1960
Vivian Wu
Vivian Wu was
32
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'Lee'.
Sat, Feb 05 1966
Ed Lauter
Ed Lauter was
59
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'General Weyand'.
Sun, Oct 30 1938 –
Wed, Oct 16 2013
Kurtwood Smith
Kurtwood Smith was
54
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'General Westmoreland'.
Sat, Jul 03 1943
Eric Bogosian
Eric Bogosian was
45
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'Doug Elders'.
Fri, Apr 24 1953
James Rebhorn
James Rebhorn was
49
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'Ambassador'.
Wed, Sep 01 1948 –
Fri, Mar 21 2014
Les Mau
Les Mau was
44
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'Colonel Dinh'.
Fri, Jan 08 1954
Todd Sible
Todd Sible was
24
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'Jesse Vann (19 years old)'.
Mon, Feb 25 1974
Crew
Terry George
Terry George was
45
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'Director, Teleplay'
Sat, Dec 20 1952
Jack Conroy
Jack Conroy was
54
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'Director of Photography'
Sat, Jan 01 1944 –
Sun, Nov 03 2019
Greg Ricketson
Greg Ricketson was
>>
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Lois Bonfiglio
Lois Bonfiglio was
>>
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'Executive Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Nicholas Beauman
Nicholas Beauman was
>>
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'Editor'
Unknown Birthday
Gary Chang
Gary Chang was
45
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'Original Music Composer'
Sun, Feb 22 1953
Graham 'Grace' Walker
Graham 'Grace' Walker was
>>
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'Production Design'
Unknown Birthday
Dianne Crittenden
Dianne Crittenden was
56
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'Casting'
Wed, Aug 06 1941 –
Thu, Mar 21 2024
Joan Bergin
Joan Bergin was
>>
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'Costume Design'
Unknown Birthday
Tom Nursey
Tom Nursey was
>>
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'Art Direction'
Unknown Birthday
Caroline Usher
Caroline Usher was
>>
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'Set Decoration'
Unknown Birthday
Neil Sheehan
Neil Sheehan was
61
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'Author'
Tue, Oct 27 1936 –
Thu, Jan 07 2021
Jamie Ware Billett
Jamie Ware Billett was
>>
in A Bright Shining Lie
as 'Video Assist Operator'
Unknown Birthday
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