A Bright Shining Lie - Production & Contact Info

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65 cast members

Name	Known for
Bill Paxton John Paul Vann John Paul Vann See fewer	Aliens (1986)
Bo Eason Officer Tally Officer Tally See fewer	Volcano (1997)
William L. Mansey Officer Conroy Officer Conroy See fewer	A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
Karina Logue Barmaid Barmaid See fewer	When a Stranger Calls (2006)
Amy Madigan Mary Jane Vann Mary Jane Vann See fewer	Field of Dreams (1989)
Robert L. Hull Bureaucrat Soldier Bureaucrat Soldier See fewer	A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
Donal Logue Steven Burnett Steven Burnett See fewer	Blade (1998)
'Josh' Somsak Orajan Vann's ARVN Driver Vann's ARVN Driver See fewer	Hidden Wrath (2015)
Harve Presnell MACV General MACV General See fewer	Fargo (1996)
Robert John Burke Frank Drummond Frank Drummond See fewer	RoboCop 3 (1993)
Bill Whelan Ron Dray Ron Dray See fewer	The Mask (1994)
Kay Tong Lim Colonel Cao Huynh Van Colonel Cao Huynh Van See fewer	Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
Seng Kawee VC Leader (as Kawee 'Seng' Sirikhanerut) VC Leader (as Kawee 'Seng' Sirikhanerut) See fewer	Da 5 Bloods (2020)
Kajie Khan Madame Nhu (as Kajie Kahn) Madame Nhu (as Kajie Kahn) See fewer	The Quest (1996)
Vivian Wu Lee Lee See fewer	The Last Emperor (1987)
Van Thoa Trinh VC Commander (as Thoa Trinh Van) VC Commander (as Thoa Trinh Van) See fewer	A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
Richard Montgomery General's Aide General's Aide See fewer	A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
Andrew Borba Reporter #1 - Nick Reporter #1 - Nick See fewer	Interstellar (2014)
Michael Markovitch Peter Vann Age 12 Peter Vann Age 12 See fewer	Black and White Stripes: The Juventus Story (2016)
John Patrick Markovitch Jesse Vann Age 9 Jesse Vann Age 9 See fewer	A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
Kathleen Markovitch Patty Vann Age 7 Patty Vann Age 7 See fewer	A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
Richard DeRusha Protocol Officer Protocol Officer See fewer	A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
Richard Libertini Marriage Counselor Marriage Counselor See fewer	Popeye (1980)
James Bigwood Office Manager Office Manager See fewer	New Jack City (1991)
Ed Lauter General Weyand General Weyand See fewer	Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
Kurtwood Smith General Westmoreland General Westmoreland See fewer	RoboCop (1987)
Eric Bogosian Doug Elders Doug Elders See fewer	Talk Radio (1988)
Jon Marsh British Reporter British Reporter See fewer	Brokedown Palace (1999)
Les Mau Colonel Dinh (as Les J.N. Mau) Colonel Dinh (as Les J.N. Mau) See fewer	Martin & Orloff (2002)
David Warshofsky Terry Pike Terry Pike See fewer	Running Scared (2006)
Thanh Nguyen ARVN Translator (as Than Nguyen) ARVN Translator (as Than Nguyen) See fewer	Ice Princess (2005)
Xuyen Dangers The School Teacher The School Teacher See fewer	Sunny et l'éléphant (2008)
Tom Hong ARVN Captain ARVN Captain See fewer	A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
Wannipa 'Aoi' Navapan Child's Mother Child's Mother See fewer	A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
Pichariva Narakbunchai Annie (as Pichariya Narkboonchai) Annie (as Pichariya Narkboonchai) See fewer	A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
Somboon Phutaroth The Housekeeper (as Samboon Putaroth) The Housekeeper (as Samboon Putaroth) See fewer	The Beach (I) (2000)
Phillip Roope Red Cross Man (as Philip Roope) Red Cross Man (as Philip Roope) See fewer	The Fall Guy (2024)
Graham 'Grace' Walker Pastor (as Grace Walker) Pastor (as Grace Walker) See fewer	Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Robert Miranda Vann's Cousin Vann's Cousin See fewer	Midnight Run (1988)
Colin D. Smith American Commander American Commander See fewer	A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
Jim Pearson Army Sergeant Army Sergeant See fewer	Shortland Street (1992)
John Higgins CIA Man CIA Man See fewer	A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
Vu Dinh Nguyen Lieutenant Tran Ngoc Ba Lieutenant Tran Ngoc Ba See fewer	A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
Chang Ching Peng Chaplin Annie's Father (as Ching Peng Chaplin Chang) Annie's Father (as Ching Peng Chaplin Chang) See fewer	The Quest (1996)
Apichart Chusakul Sergeant Muek (as Abhijati Jusakul) Sergeant Muek (as Abhijati Jusakul) See fewer	Shutter (II) (2004)
James Rebhorn Ambassador Ambassador See fewer	Independence Day (1996)
Robert Pross Reporter #2 - Bobby Reporter #2 - Bobby See fewer	A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
Robert J. Szempruch Vann's Helicopter Pilot (as Major Rob Szempruch) Vann's Helicopter Pilot (as Major Rob Szempruch) See fewer	A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
Chris Webster Vann's Aide (as Christopher J. Webster) Vann's Aide (as Christopher J. Webster) See fewer	A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
John Lafayette Major Jones Major Jones See fewer	Doctor Dolittle (1998)
Rory J. Aylward Bomber Command Bomber Command See fewer	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
Todd Sible Jesse Vann Age 19 Jesse Vann Age 19 See fewer	Volcano (1997)
Matthew Ascherl Actor Actor See fewer	A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
Les JN Mau Colonel Dinh Colonel Dinh See fewer	A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
Bill Monsour American GI American GI See fewer	Points of Origin (2022)
Kris Von Habsburg A Us Soldier A Us Soldier See fewer	A Bright Shining Lie (1998)
Billy Whelan Ron Dray Ron Dray See fewer	Ella McCay (2025)
Susan Noel Benfatto Picnic Lady (uncredited) Picnic Lady (uncredited) See fewer	Bingo Confidential (2009)
Greg Bronson Mourner (uncredited) Mourner (uncredited) See fewer	Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
Walter Cronkite Self - Reports on Ia Drang Battle (archive sound) (uncredited) Self - Reports on Ia Drang Battle (archive sound) (uncredited) See fewer	Liberty's Kids (2002)
Erich Fleshman American GI (uncredited) American GI (uncredited) See fewer	Ip Man 2 (2010)
Lyndon B. Johnson Self - Sends Troops to Vietnam (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Sends Troops to Vietnam (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Spartamerika
Ngoc Loan Nguyen Self - Shoots VC Suspect (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Shoots VC Suspect (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	A Refugee from Viet Nam (1979)
Richard Nixon Self - During 1968 Campaign (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - During 1968 Campaign (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Frost/Nixon (2008)
Phong Atwood Vo Peasant (voice) (uncredited) Peasant (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Kong: Skull Island (2017)

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