Charlie Wilson's War

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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.

Country:

Germany,

United States of America

Genre:

Comedy,

Drama,

History

Duration:

102 minutes

Year:

2007

Director:

Mike Nichols

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Company:

Universal Pictures,

Relativity Media,

Participant,

Playtone,

MP Munich Pape Filmproductions

Budget:

$75,000,000

Revenue:

$119,483,446

Cast:
Tom Hanks

Charlie Wilson

Julia Roberts

Joanne Herring

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Gust Avrakotos

Amy Adams

Bonnie Bach

Emily Blunt

Jane Liddle

Crew:
Mike Nichols

Director

Aaron Sorkin

Screenplay

James Newton Howard

Original Music Composer

Stephen Goldblatt

Director of Photography

Tom Hanks

Producer