Dark theme:

A Bright Shining Lie

A Bright Shining Lie (1998)

Drama, War | United States

Director: Terry George

Where to watch

Show not available in country

Rating: 6.4/10

SYNOPSIS

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.

Actors

Voice: Phong Atwood Vo

Writer: Neil Sheehan, Terry George

Producer: James Bigwood, Lois Bonfiglio

RUNTIME: 118 min

Reviews

No reviews

RECOMMENDATIONS

Field Punishment No.1 (2014)

Premiere. The New Zealand army forcibly transports 14 conscientious objectors to the European front lines during the First World War. The men struggle to cling to...
The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961)

During the Japanese invasion of 1942, a seven-strong British patrol beds down in a dilapidated store-hut in the Burmese jungle. Hindered by a malfunctioning...
During One Night (1960)

This Second World War drama from Sidney J Furie was bold in its day for exploring the then taboo topics of virginity and impotence. Don Borisenko plays a USAF...
Escape from Sobibor (1987)

During WWII, the death camp at Treblinka had an escape, causing the Commandant at a similar camp in Sobibor to vow that his camp would never experience the same...
Path to War (2002)

A portrayal of the Johnson presidency and its spiraling descent into the Vietnam War. Acting on often conflicting advice from his Secretary of Defense, Robert...
Breaker Morant (1980)

During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by...
The Caine Mutiny (1954)

During the World War II, the crew of a small insignificant ship in the U.S. Pacific Fleet experience an event unlike any event ever experienced by the United...
The Hurt Locker (2008)

An intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat. When a new sergeant, James,...
Things to Come (1936)

A global war begins in 1940. This war drags out over many decades until most of the people still alive (mostly those born after the war started) do not even know...
Bomb at 10:10 (1967)

Two partisan raiders, escaping from prison, one of them is an expert in explosives and bomb conclude with a few illegals, strong enough to assassinate the...
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

The story of USSR's first nuclear ballistic submarine, which suffered a malfunction in its nuclear reactor on its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic in 1961. The...
The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)

Having been a spy for Quantrill's raiders during the Civil War, Jeff Travis thinking himself a wanted man, flees to Prescott Arizona where he runs into Jules...