A Bright Shining Lie (film)
| A Bright Shining Lie | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Genre | Drama War |
| Written by | Terry George |
| Directed by | Terry George |
| Starring | Bill Paxton Amy Madigan Vivian Wu Donal Logue Eric Bogosian Kurtwood Smith |
| Theme music composer | Gary Chang |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | |
| Producers | James Bigwood (associate producer) |
| Production locations | Lopburi, Thailand Cirebon, Central Java, Indonesia |
| Cinematography | Jack Conroy director of photography |
| Editor | |
| Running time | 118 minutes |
| Production company | HBO Pictures |
| Distributor | HBO |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Dolby |
| Original release |
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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 .
Cast[]
- Bill Paxton as John Paul Vann
- as Barmaid
- Amy Madigan as Mary Jane Vann
- Donal Logue as Steven Burnett
- Harve Presnell as General Paul Harkins
- 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, a composite character not in the book melding elements of real-life people in the book Daniel Ellsberg and Douglas Ramsey, who both worked with Vann; Ellsberg and reporter David Halberstam had asked that their names be removed from the production after reading an early draft of the screenplay[1]
- James Rebhorn as Ambassador Bunker
- Les J.N. Mau as Colonel Dinh
- David Warshofsky as Terry Pike
- Thanh Nguyen as ARVN Translator
- as Annie
- Kris von Habsburg as a US soldier
- Matthew Ascherl, Simon Gaut and Jamie Watts (American GI's), featured in opening scene(s) at airfield
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.[2]
References[]
- ^ Rick Lyman (20 May 1998). "HBO's 'Shining Lie' Draws Early Complaints". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-09-02.
- ^ "A Bright Shining Lie (TV)". FilmAffinity. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
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- English-language films
- Vietnam War films
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