A Bright Shining Lie (1998) | Full Cast

Terry George

DIRECTOR

Bill Paxton

John Paul Vann

Bo Eason

Officer Tally

William L. Mansey

Officer Conroy

Karina Logue

Barmaid

Amy Madigan

Mary Jane Vann

Robert L. Hull

Bureaucrat Soldier

Donal Logue

Steven Burnett

'Josh' Somsak Orajan

Vann's ARVN Driver

Harve Presnell

MACV General

Robert John Burke

Frank Drummond

Bill Whelan

Ron Dray

Kay Tong Lim

Colonel Cao Huynh Van

Seng Kawee

VC Leader

Kajie Khan

Madame Nhu

Vivian Wu

Lee

Van Thoa Trinh

VC Commander

Richard Montgomery

General's Aide

Andrew Borba

Reporter #1 - Nick

Michael Markovitch

Peter Vann Age 12

John Patrick Markovitch

Jesse Vann Age 9

Kathleen Markovitch

Patty Vann Age 7

Richard DeRusha

Protocol Officer

Richard Libertini

Marriage Counselor

James Bigwood

Office Manager

Ed Lauter

General Weyand

Kurtwood Smith

General Westmoreland

Eric Bogosian

Doug Elders

Jon Marsh

British Reporter

Les Mau

Colonel Dinh

David Warshofsky

Terry Pike

Thanh Nguyen

ARVN Translator

Xuyen Dangers

The School Teacher

Tom Hong

ARVN Captain

Wannipa 'Aoi' Navapan

Child's Mother

Pichariva Narakbunchai

Annie

Somboon Phutaroth

The Housekeeper

Phillip Roope

Red Cross Man

Graham 'Grace' Walker

Pastor

Robert Miranda

Vann's Cousin

Colin D. Smith

American Commander

Jim Pearson

Army Sergeant

John Higgins

CIA Man

Vu Dinh Nguyen

Lieutenant Tran Ngoc Ba

Chang Ching Peng Chaplin

Annie's Father

Apichart Chusakul

Sergeant Muek

James Rebhorn

Ambassador

Robert Pross

Reporter #2 - Bobby

Robert J. Szempruch

Vann's Helicopter Pilot

Chris Webster

Vann's Aide

John Lafayette

Major Jones

Rory J. Aylward

Bomber Command

Todd Sible

Jesse Vann Age 19

Matthew Ascherl

ACTOR

Les JN Mau

Colonel Dinh

Bill Monsour

American GI

Kris Von Habsburg

A Us Soldier

Billy Whelan

Ron Dray

Susan Noel Benfatto

Picnic Ladyuncredited

Greg Bronson

Mourneruncredited

Walter Cronkite

Self - Reports on Ia Drang Battleuncredited,archiveSound

Erich Fleshman

American GIuncredited

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self - Sends Troops to Vietnamuncredited,archiveFootage

Ngoc Loan Nguyen

Self - Shoots VC Suspectuncredited,archiveFootage

Richard Nixon

Self - During 1968 Campaignuncredited,archiveFootage

Phong Atwood Vo

Peasantuncredited,voice