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.
12-19-2007
1h 42m
Main Cast
Movie Details
Production Info
- Director:
- Mike Nichols
- Production:
- Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Participant, Playtone, MP Munich Pape Filmproductions
- Revenue:
- $119,483,446
- Budget:
- $75,000,000
Key Crew
- Original Music Composer:
- James Newton Howard
- Screenplay:
- Aaron Sorkin
- Costume Design:
- Albert Wolsky
- Producer:
- Gary Goetzman
- Producer:
- Tom Hanks
Locations and Languages
- Country:
- US
- Filming:
- DE; US
- Languages:
- en