A bright shining lie
(DVD)
Published
[New York] : HBO Home Video, c1998.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (118 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Morro Bay Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
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Published
[New York] : HBO Home Video, c1998.
Format
DVD
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: cast and crew bios.
Creation/Production Credits
Executive producer, Lois Bonfiglio ; director of photography, Jack Conroy ; film editor, Nicholas Beauman ; music, Gary Chang.
Participants/Performers
Bill Paxton, Amy Madigan, Vivian Wu, Donal Logue, Eric Bogosian, Kurtwood Smith, Robert J. Burke, James Rebhorn, Ed Lauter, Harve Presnell, Pichariva Narakboonchai, Les J.N. Mau, Kay Tong Lim.
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; Dolby surround.
Language
English or Spanish dialogue with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned.
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