The Resource A bright shining lie, HBO pictures presents a Bleecker Street Films production ; a film by Terry George ; director of photography, Jack Conroy ; producer, Greg Ricketson ; executive producer, Lois Bonfiglio ; screenplay by Terry George ; directed by Terry George, (DVD)
A bright shining lie, HBO pictures presents a Bleecker Street Films production ; a film by Terry George ; director of photography, Jack Conroy ; producer, Greg Ricketson ; executive producer, Lois Bonfiglio ; screenplay by Terry George ; directed by Terry George, (DVD)
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The item A bright shining lie, HBO pictures presents a Bleecker Street Films production ; a film by Terry George ; director of photography, Jack Conroy ; producer, Greg Ricketson ; executive producer, Lois Bonfiglio ; screenplay by Terry George ; directed by Terry George, (DVD) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Richland Library.
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- Contributor
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- George, Terry
- Bleecker Street Films (Firm)
- Dangers, Xuyen Thi
- Lim, Kay Tong
- Lafayette, John
- Presnell, Harve
- Madigan, Amy
- Conroy, Jack
- Rebhorn, James, 1948-2014
- Lauter, Ed, 1938-2013
- Mau, Les J. N., 1954-
- Burke, Robert, (Robert John)
- Warshofsky, David
- HBO Video (Firm)
- Ricketson, Greg
- HBO Pictures
- Chang, Gary
- Wu, Vivian, 1966-
- Libertini, Richard
- Smith, Kurtwood, 1943-
- Bonfiglio, Lois
- Logue, Donal, 1966-
- Bogosian, Eric
- Paxton, Bill
- Summary
- The story of LTC John Paul Vann (Paxton) and his work as a military and civilian advisor in Vietnam over a ten year period (1962-72) until his death in an accidental helicopter crash. As a military advisor, Vann attempted to fight corruption in the Vietnamese army, recognizing the need to build trust among the Vietnamese peasantry. When his recommendations were ignored by the U.S. military, he exposed falsified battle reports and other deceptions to a New York Times reporter, effectively ending his military career. As the war escalated, however, Vann returned to Vietnam as a civilian advisor under Nixon's "Vietnamization" program, ending as the defacto commander of Vietnamese forces in the successful defense of the Central Highlands during the 1972 Easter Offensive. The film also examines Vann's character flaws, the chief of these being his adulterous nature and affairs with Vietnamese women which resulted in a forced marriage to a Vietnamese schoolgirl whom he had gotten pregnant
- Language
-
- eng
- spa
- fre
- eng
- eng
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (118 min.)
- Note
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- Originally broadcast by HBO May 30, 1998
- Based on the book by Neil Sheehan
- Special features: Making of featurette; cast and crew bios
- Isbn
- 9780783114279
- Label
- A bright shining lie
- Title
- A bright shining lie
- Statement of responsibility
- HBO pictures presents a Bleecker Street Films production ; a film by Terry George ; director of photography, Jack Conroy ; producer, Greg Ricketson ; executive producer, Lois Bonfiglio ; screenplay by Terry George ; directed by Terry George
- Contributor
-
- George, Terry
- Bleecker Street Films (Firm)
- Dangers, Xuyen Thi
- Lim, Kay Tong
- Lafayette, John
- Presnell, Harve
- Madigan, Amy
- Conroy, Jack
- Rebhorn, James, 1948-2014
- Lauter, Ed, 1938-2013
- Mau, Les J. N., 1954-
- Burke, Robert, (Robert John)
- Warshofsky, David
- HBO Video (Firm)
- Ricketson, Greg
- HBO Pictures
- Chang, Gary
- Wu, Vivian, 1966-
- Libertini, Richard
- Smith, Kurtwood, 1943-
- Bonfiglio, Lois
- Logue, Donal, 1966-
- Bogosian, Eric
- Paxton, Bill
- Language
-
- eng
- spa
- fre
- eng
- eng
- Summary
- The story of LTC John Paul Vann (Paxton) and his work as a military and civilian advisor in Vietnam over a ten year period (1962-72) until his death in an accidental helicopter crash. As a military advisor, Vann attempted to fight corruption in the Vietnamese army, recognizing the need to build trust among the Vietnamese peasantry. When his recommendations were ignored by the U.S. military, he exposed falsified battle reports and other deceptions to a New York Times reporter, effectively ending his military career. As the war escalated, however, Vann returned to Vietnam as a civilian advisor under Nixon's "Vietnamization" program, ending as the defacto commander of Vietnamese forces in the successful defense of the Central Highlands during the 1972 Easter Offensive. The film also examines Vann's character flaws, the chief of these being his adulterous nature and affairs with Vietnamese women which resulted in a forced marriage to a Vietnamese schoolgirl whom he had gotten pregnant
- Cataloging source
- LAS
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Music by Gary Chang ; associate producer, James Bigwood ; film editor, Nicholas Beauman ; production designer, Graham "Grace" Walker
- Intended audience
- MPAA rating: R
- Language note
- In English or Spanish dialogue with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned
- LC call number
- PN1997
- LC item number
- .B7545 1998
- PerformerNote
- Bill Paxton, Amy Madigan, Vivian Wu, Donal Logue, James Rebhorn, Kurtwood Smith, Les J.N. Mau, Ed Lauter, Harve Presnell, Xuyen Dangers, Kay Tong Lim, David Warshofsky, Robert John Burke, John Lafayette, Richard Libertini, Eric Bogosian
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1966-
- 1966-
- 1948-2014
- 1943-
- 1954-
- 1938-2013
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- George, Terry
- Conroy, Jack
- Ricketson, Greg
- Bonfiglio, Lois
- Paxton, Bill
- Madigan, Amy
- Wu, Vivian
- Logue, Donal
- Rebhorn, James
- Smith, Kurtwood
- Mau, Les J. N.
- Lauter, Ed
- Presnell, Harve
- Dangers, Xuyen Thi
- Lim, Kay Tong
- Warshofsky, David
- Burke, Robert
- Lafayette, John
- Libertini, Richard
- Bogosian, Eric
- Chang, Gary
- HBO Pictures
- Bleecker Street Films (Firm)
- HBO Video (Firm)
- Runtime
- 118
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Vann, John Paul
- United States
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Soldiers
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- A bright shining lie, HBO pictures presents a Bleecker Street Films production ; a film by Terry George ; director of photography, Jack Conroy ; producer, Greg Ricketson ; executive producer, Lois Bonfiglio ; screenplay by Terry George ; directed by Terry George, (DVD)
- Note
-
- Originally broadcast by HBO May 30, 1998
- Based on the book by Neil Sheehan
- Special features: Making of featurette; cast and crew bios
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (118 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780783114279
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 026359122026
- Other physical details
- sd., col.
- Publisher number
- 91220
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)40653720
- 523672
- (OCoLC)ocm40653720
- 523672
- System details
- DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby surround
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- A bright shining lie, HBO pictures presents a Bleecker Street Films production ; a film by Terry George ; director of photography, Jack Conroy ; producer, Greg Ricketson ; executive producer, Lois Bonfiglio ; screenplay by Terry George ; directed by Terry George, (DVD)
- Note
-
- Originally broadcast by HBO May 30, 1998
- Based on the book by Neil Sheehan
- Special features: Making of featurette; cast and crew bios
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- quadrophonic multichannel or surround
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (118 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780783114279
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 026359122026
- Other physical details
- sd., col.
- Publisher number
- 91220
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)40653720
- 523672
- (OCoLC)ocm40653720
- 523672
- System details
- DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby surround
- Video recording format
- DVD
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