Charlie Wilson's War (2008) United States
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Director:Mike Nichols
Studio:Universal Studios
Producer:Gary Goetzman, Mary Bailey, Celia D. Costas, Michael Haley
Writer:Aaron Sorkin, George Crile
Rating:6
Rated:R
Date Added:2014-04-12
UPC:025195004848
Price:$29.98
Awards:Nominated for Oscar, Another 4 wins & 10 nominations
Genre:Comedy
Release:2008-04-22
IMDb:0472062
Location:1345
Duration:102
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Sound:Dolby Digital 5.1
Languages:English
Subtitles:English, Spanish, French
Features:AC-3 Dolby Dubbed NTSC Subtitled Widescreen 1.85:1
Mike Nichols  ...  (Director)
Aaron Sorkin, George Crile  ...  (Writer)
 
Tom Hanks  ...  Charlie Wilson
Julia Roberts  ...  Joanne Herring
Phillip Seymour Hoffman  ...  
Philip Seymour Hoffman  ...  Gust Avrakotos
Amy Adams  ...  Bonnie Bach
Ned Beatty  ...  Rep. Doc Long
Stephen Goldblatt  ...  Cinematographer
Terry Bozeman  ...  CIA Award Presenter
Antonia Van Drimmelen  ...  Cinematographer
Brian Markinson  ...  Paul Brown
Jud Tylor  ...  Crystal Lee
Hilary Angelo  ...  Kelly
Cyia Batten  ...  Stacey
Kirby Mitchell  ...  Stoned Guy
Ed Regine  ...  Limo Driver
Daniel Eric Gold  ...  Donnelly
Emily Blunt  ...  Jane Liddle
James Newton Howard  ...  Composer
Peter Gerety  ...  Larry Liddle
Wynn Everett  ...  Receptionist - Charlie's Angels
John Bloom  ...  Editor
Summary: In the early 1980s, Charlie Wilson is a womanizing US congressional representative from Texas who seemed to be in the minor leagues, except for the fact that he is a member of two major foreign policy and covert-ops committees. However, prodded by his major conservative supporter, Joanne Herring, Wilson learns about the plight the people are suffering in the brutal Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. With the help of the maverick CIA agent, Gust Avrakotos, Wilson dedicates his canny political efforts to supply the Afghan mujahideen with the weapons and support to defeat the Soviet Union. However, Charlie Wilson eventually learns that while military victory can be had, there are other consequences and prices to that fight that are ignored to everyone's sorrow.