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A Bright Shining Lie is a american film of genre Drama directed by Terry George released in USA on 1 january 1998 with Bill Paxton
A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 january 1998
Length 1h58
Directed by Terry George
OriginUSA
Themes Political films
Rating63%
A Bright Shining Lie is an 1998 American television film based on Neil Sheehan's book of the same name and 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 & directed by Terry George, and produced by Greg Ricketson.
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L'histoire vraie de John Paul Vann dont le succès militaire lui apporta la satisfaction qu'il ne trouva jamais dans sa vie personnelle…Actors
Bill Paxton
(John Paul Vann)
Amy Madigan
(Mary Jane Vann)
Vivian Wu
(Lee)
Donal Logue
(Steven Burnett)
Eric Bogosian
(Doug Elders)
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