Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

Name: Charlie Wilson's War
Director: Mike Nichols
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Released: 2007
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 6.548
Cast: Amy Adams, Cyia Batten, Denis O'Hare, Emily Blunt, Erick Avari

Comedy Drama History

6.5 (1,732 votes)

1h 42m

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.

Details

Director: Mike Nichols
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
Original Language: English
Budget: $75,000,000

Cast

Amy Adams Cyia Batten Denis O'Hare Emily Blunt Erick Avari John Slattery Jud Tylor Julia Roberts Ned Beatty Om Puri Philip Seymour Hoffman Rachel Nichols Shiri Appleby Tom Hanks Wynn Everett

Keywords

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