A bright shining lie
(DVD Video) 

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Published
[New York] : HBO Home Video, [1998].
Format
DVD Video
Language
English
UPC
026359122026

Notes

General Note
Originally broadcast by HBO May 30, 1998.
General Note
Based on the book by Neil Sheehan.
General Note
Special features: Making of featurette; cast and crew bios.
Creation/Production Credits
Music by Gary Chang ; associate producer, James Bigwood ; film editor, Nicholas Beauman ; production designer, Graham "Grace" Walker.
Participants/Performers
Bill Paxton, Amy Madigan, Vivian Wu, Donal Logue, James Rebhorn, Kurtwood Smith, Les J.N. Mau, Ed Lauter, Harve Presnell, Xuyen Dangers, Kay Tong Lim, David Warshofsky, Robert John Burke, John Lafayette, Richard Libertini, Eric Bogosian.
Description
The story of LTC John Paul Vann (Paxton) and his work as a military and civilian advisor in Vietnam over a ten year period (1962-72) until his death in an accidental helicopter crash. As a military advisor, Vann attempted to fight corruption in the Vietnamese army, recognizing the need to build trust among the Vietnamese peasantry. When his recommendations were ignored by the U.S. military, he exposed falsified battle reports and other deceptions to a New York Times reporter, effectively ending his military career. As the war escalated, however, Vann returned to Vietnam as a civilian advisor under Nixon's "Vietnamization" program, ending as the defacto commander of Vietnamese forces in the successful defense of the Central Highlands during the 1972 Easter Offensive. The film also examines Vann's character flaws, the chief of these being his adulterous nature and affairs with Vietnamese women which resulted in a forced marriage to a Vietnamese schoolgirl whom he had gotten pregnant.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby surround.
Language
In English or Spanish dialogue with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

George, T., Conroy, J., Ricketson, G., Bonfiglio, L., Paxton, B., Madigan, A., Wu, V., Logue, D., Rebhorn, J., Smith, K., Mau, L. J. N., Lauter, E., Presnell, H., Dangers, X. T., Lim, K. T., Warshofsky, D., Burke, R., Lafayette, J., Libertini, R., Bogosian, E., & Chang, G. (1998). A bright shining lie . HBO Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Terry. George et al.. 1998. A Bright Shining Lie. HBO Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Terry. George et al.. A Bright Shining Lie HBO Home Video, 1998.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

George, Terry., et al. A Bright Shining Lie HBO Home Video, 1998.

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