A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
True story of Army man John Paul Vann, whose military success provided him the fulfillment he never found in his personal life.
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John Paul Vann -
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Officer Conroy
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Barmaid -
Mary Jane Vann -
Bureaucrat Soldier
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Steven Burnett -
Vann's ARVN Driver
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Frank Drummond -
Ron Dray
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Colonel Cao Huynh Van
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Director:
Terry GeorgeWriters:
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It is not true that we are here to solve problems, sir. WE are the problem.
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Hello VietnamWritten by Tom T. Hall
Performed by Johnny Wright
Courtesy of MCA Records
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Release Date:
30 May 1998Language
English, Vietnamese
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Cirebon, Central Java, IndonesiaUser Polls
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