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 of 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 had, there are other consequences and prices to that fight that are ignored to everyone's sorrow.
| Runtime: | 102 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for strong language, nudity/sexual content and some drug use. |
| Production: | Universal Pictures |
| Genres: | Biography, Drama |
| Country: | USA |
| Languages: | English, Arabic, Russian, Dari |
| Home Release Date: | Apr 22, 2008 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Mike Nichols | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Aaron Sorkin | Screenplay |
| George Crile | Book |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Julia Roberts | Joanne Herring |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | Gust Avrakotos |
| Tom Hanks | Charlie Wilson |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Amy Adams | Bonnie Bach |
| Brian Markinson | Paul Brown |
| Cyia Batten | Stacey |
| Daniel Eric Gold | Donnelly |
| Ed Regine | Limo Driver |
| Emily Blunt | Jane Liddle |
| Hilary Angelo | Kelly |
| Hilary Salvatore | Kelly |
| Jud Tylor | Crystal Lee |
| Kirby Mitchell | Stoned Guy |
| Peter Gerety | Larry Liddle |
| Terry Bozeman | CIA Award Presenter |
| Wynn Everett | Receptionist - Charlie's Angels |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Celia D. Costas | Executive Producer |
| Edward Hunt | Associate Producer |
| Gary Goetzman | Producer |
| Jeff Skoll | Executive Producer |
| Mary Bailey | Associate Producer |
| Michael Haley | Co-Producer |
| Paul A. Levin | Associate Producer |
| Ryan Kavanaugh | Executive Producer |
| Tom Hanks | Producer |
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