Information
| Year: | 1998 |
| Rating: | 6.5(812) |
| Listed in: | Drama, War |
| Directed by: | Terry George |
| Actors: | Bill Paxton Donal Logue Eric Bogosian Kurtwood Smith Amy Madigan Vivian Wu |
| "In war as in life the difference between truth and deception is what a man allows himself to believe." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Terry George | |
| Actors | |
| Bill Paxton | as Col. John Paul Vann |
| Donal Logue | as Steven Burnett |
| Eric Bogosian | as Doug Elders |
| Kurtwood Smith | as General Westmoreland |
| Robert John Burke | as Captain Drummond |
| James Rebhorn | as Ambassador |
| Ed Lauter | as General Weyand |
| Harve Presnell | as General Harkins |
| Les J.N. Mau | as Colonel Dinh |
| Van Cao | as Col. Huynh |
| Kay Tong Lim | as Colonel Cao Huynh Van |
| Jim Pearson | as Army Sergeant |
| Rory J. Aylward | as Bomber Command |
| James Bigwood | as Office Manager |
| Andrew Borba | as Reporter #1 (Nick) |
| Greg Bronson | as Mourner |
| Chang Ching Peng Chaplin | as Annie's Father |
| Walter Cronkite | as Himself (reports on Ia Drang battle) |
| Richard DeRusha | as Protocol Officer |
| Bo Eason | as Officer Tally |
| Erich Fleshman | as American GI |
| John Higgins | as CIA Man |
| Tom Hong | as ARVN Captain |
| Robert L. Hull | as Bureaucrat Soldier |
| Lyndon Johnson | as Himself (sends troops to Vietnam) |
| Abhijati 'Meuk' Jusakul | as Sergeant Muek |
| Seng Kawee | as VC Leader |
| John Lafayette | as Major |
| Richard Libertini | as Marriage Counsellor |
| William L. Mansey | as Officer Conroy |
| John Patrick Markovitch | as Jesse Vann age 9 |
| Michael Markovitch | as Peter Vann age 12 |
| Jon Marsh | as British Reporter |
| Robert Miranda | as Vann's Cousin |
| Richard Montgomery | as General's Aide |
| Ngoc Loan Nguyen | as Himself (shoots VC suspect) |
| Thanh Nguyen | as ARVN Translator |
| Vu Dinh Nguyen | as Lieutenant Tran Ngoc Ba |
| Richard Nixon | as Himself (during 1968 campaign) |
| 'Josh' Somsak Orajan | as Vann's ARVN Driver |
| Robert Pross | as Reporter #2 (Bobby) |
| Phillip Roope | as Red Cross Man |
| Todd Sible | as Jesse Vann age 19 |
| Colin D. Smith | as American Commander |
| Major Robert J. Szempruch | as Vann's Helicopter Pilot |
| Van Thoa Trinh | as VC Commander |
| Phong Atwood Vo | as Peasant |
| Graham 'Grace' Walker | as Pastor |
| David Warshofsky | as Terry Pike |
| Chris Webster | as Vann's Aide |
| Bill Whelan | as Ron Dray |
| Actresses | |
| Amy Madigan | as Mary Jane Vann |
| Vivian Wu | as Lee |
| Pichariva Narakbunchai | as Annie |
| Susan Noel Benfatto | as Picnic Lady |
| Xujen Dangers | as School Teacher |
| Kajie Khan | as Madame Nhu |
| Karina Logue | as Barmaid |
| Kathleen Markovitch | as Patty Vann age 7 |
| Wannipa 'Aoi' Navapan | as Child's Mother |
| Somboon Phutaroth | as Housekeeper |
Movie info
| Languages: | English, Vietnamese |
| Plot: | Something in his past keeps career Army man John Paul Vann from advancing past colonel. He views being sent to Vietnam as part of the US military advisory force a stepping stone to promotion. However, he disagrees vocally (and on the record) with the way the war is being run and is forced to leave the military. Returning to Vietnam as a civilian working with the Army, he comes to despise some South Vietnamese officers while he takes charge of some of the U.S. forces and continues his liaisons with Vietnamese women. |
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Original Soundtracks
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"Somebody to Love" Performed by Jefferson Airplane "The Twist" Performed by Chubby Checker "I'm Sorry" Written by Dub Allbritten and Ronnie Self Performed by Brenda Lee "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" Written by Pete Seeger Performed by The Kingston Trio "Monday Monday" Written by John Phillips Performed by The Mamas and the Papas |
Quotes
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John: It is not true that we are here to solve problems, sir. WE are the problem. |
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