2007
6.5 (1531 votes)
1h 42m
Official Website
Genres
Comedy
Drama
History
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Relativity Media
Participant
Playtone
MP Munich Pape Filmproductions
Relativity Media
Participant
Playtone
MP Munich Pape Filmproductions
Charlie Wilson's War
A stiff drink. A little mascara. A lot of nerve. Who said they couldn't bring down the Soviet empire.
Overview
In the 1980s U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson, Texas socialite Joanne Herring and CIA agent Gust Avrakotos form an unlikely alliance to boost funding for Afghan freedom fighters in their war against invading Soviets. The trio's successful efforts to finance these covert operations contributes to the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.
Key Crew
Director of Photography: Stephen Goldblatt
Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin
Producer: Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks
Director: Mike Nichols
Top Cast
Tom Hanks
Charlie Wilson
Julia Roberts
Joanne Herring
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Gust Avrakotos
Amy Adams
Bonnie Bach
Emily Blunt
Jane Liddle
Om Puri
President Zia
Shiri Appleby
Jailbait - Charlie's Angels
Rachel Nichols
Suzanne - Charlie's Angels
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