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1998
A Bright Shining Lie is a 1998 American war drama television film written and directed by Terry George, based on Neil Sheehan's 1988 book about 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. It aired on HBO on May 30, 1998.
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Thanks to Hollywood films, global perception about Vietnam War is American perception. Judging by the way Hollywood handled that conflict, perception is even narrower. Almost all films dealing with the subject tend to be from the perspective of common soldiers. There is very little audience can learn about strategies, political issues or reasons that led to the greatest American defeat of 20th Century. One of the ra…More