A Bright Shining Lie (film)
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| Genre | Drama War |
| Written by | Terry George |
| Directed by | Terry George |
| Starring |
Bill Paxton Amy Madigan Vivian Wu Donal Logue Eric Bogosian Kurtwood Smith |
| Theme music composer | Gary Chang |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) | Lois Bonfiglio |
| Producer(s) |
Greg Ricketson James Bigwood (associate producer) |
| Cinematography | Jack Conroy director of photography |
| Editor(s) | Nicholas Beauman |
| Running time | 118 minutes |
| Production company(s) | HBO |
| Distributor | HBO |
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| Original network | HBO |
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A Bright Shining Lie is an 1998 American made-for-television war drama film based on Neil Sheehan's book of the same name and the true story of John Paul Vann's experience in the Vietnam War. It stars Bill Paxton, Amy Madigan, Vivian Wu, Donal Logue, Eric Bogosian and Kurtwood Smith and is written and directed by Terry George, and produced by Greg Ricketson.
In 1998, the film was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie. In 1999, Bill Paxton was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his performance in the film.
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