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A Bright Shining Lie poster

A Bright Shining Lie Cast & Characters

A Bright Shining Lie (1998) stars Bill Paxton as John Paul Vann, Amy Madigan as Mary Jane Vann and Donal Logue as Steven Burnett. The drama movie was released May 30, 1998. Below is the full cast and crew.

1998 · 1h 58m 57 Audience
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Starring Cast
B
Bill Paxton
John Paul Vann
A
Amy Madigan
Mary Jane Vann
D
Donal Logue
Steven Burnett
R
Robert John Burke
Frank Drummond
V
Vivian Wu
Lee
E
Ed Lauter
General Weyand
Key crew
Director
Terry George
Screenplay
Terry George
Producers
Lois Bonfiglio , Greg Ricketson
Music
Gary Chang
Cinematography
Jack Conroy
Editor
Nicholas Beauman
Production design
Graham "Grace" Walker
Costume design
Joan Bergin
Casting
Dianne Crittenden

Full cast

12 cast members
Bill Paxton
John Paul Vann
Amy Madigan
Mary Jane Vann
Donal Logue
Steven Burnett
Robert John Burke
Frank Drummond
Vivian Wu
Lee
Ed Lauter
General Weyand
Kurtwood Smith
General Westmoreland
Eric Bogosian
Doug Elders
James Rebhorn
Ambassador
Les Mau
Colonel Dinh
Todd Sible
Jesse Vann (19 years old)
Harve Presnell
MACV General

Crew by department

14 crew members

Other

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