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A Bright Shining Lie   1998         R, 120 min. Genre: Drama Director: Terry George   Cast: Bill Paxton, Amy Madigan, Vivian Wu, Donal Logue, Eric Bogosian, Kurtwood Smith, Robert John Burke, James Rebhorn, Ed Lauter, Harve Presnell   Based on Neil Sheehan's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, this film remains faithful to the original true story of a morally defunct Army lieutenant colonel, John Paul Vann (Bill Paxton), who comes face-to-face with the sham of America's involvement in Vietnam.