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Charlie Wilson's War Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Dec. 21, 2008

Charlie Wilson's War

Release Date: Friday, December 21, 2007

Amy Adams, Julia Roberts, John Orloff, Tom Hanks, Aaron Sorkin, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Gary Goetzman, Shiri Appleby, Mike Nichols, Mayte Garcia, Celia Costas, George Crile

Tom Hanks in the true story of a congressman who persuaded the CIA to train and arm anti-Soviet resistance fighters in Afghanistan.

R Biography 1 hr, 37 m

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Tom Hanks in the true story of a congressman who persuaded the CIA to train and arm anti-Soviet resistance fighters in Afghanistan.

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Based on the true story of how Charlie Wilson, an alcoholic womanizer and Texas congressman, persuaded the CIA to train and arm resistance fighters in Afghanistan to fend off the Soviet Union. With the help of rogue CIA agent, Gust Avrakotos, the two men supplied money, training and a team of military experts that turned the ill-equipped Afghan freedom-fighters into a force that brought the Red Army to a stalemate. However, the result also empowered the Taliban and terrorists including Osama bin Laden.
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The film's director Mike Nichols last directed Closer. The film's writer John Orloff last wrote Anonymous and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole.

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Gary Goetzman
Tom Hanks

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MPA Rating
R Restricted for strong language, nudity/sexual content and some drug use
Runtime
1 hr, 37 m
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Language
English

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Charlie Wilson's War was released in on Friday, December 21, 2007. There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets, P.S. I Love You and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.



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Sun., Dec. 21, 2008

  • Added the soundtrack release date of December 18, 2007

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