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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Humor, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Drug Content Movie Release: 2007 DVD Release: 04/22/2008 Format: DVD SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Studio: Universal Studios Members Wishing: 6 Genres: Drama, Docudrama, Political Drama See Also: Charlie Wilson's War [Fullscreen], Charlie Wilson's War [Widescreen], Charlie Wilson's War [Widescreen] [Limited Edition], Charlie Wilson's War [Fullscreen] [With Mamma Mia! Picture Frame], Charlie Wilson's War [Widescreen] [With Mamma Mia! Picture Frame], Charlie Wilson's War [Fullscreen], Charlie Wilson's War [Fullscreen], Charlie Wilson's War [Widescreen]

Produced by Tom Hanks, written by Aaron Sorkin, and directed by Mike Nichols, this adaptation of George Crile III's incendiary bestseller tells the remarkable story of the Texas congressman whose efforts to prevent the Red Army from overtaking Afghanistan eventually led to the collapse of the Soviet Union while simultaneously fueling the rise of radical Islam. In the early 1980s, a hastily assembled army of Afghan "freedom fighters" achieved the remarkable feat of fending off Soviet invaders despite the fact that the odds were overwhelmingly stacked against them. At the time, Texas congressman Charlie Wilson (Hanks) was a key member of the hugely powerful House Appropriations Committee. Illuminated to the specifics of this remarkable war by a high-profile Houston socialite, Wilson spearheaded an effort to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in weapons and training to the Mujahideen with more than a little help from brilliant but prickly CIA operative Gust Avrokotos. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Tom Hanks - Charlie Wilson
Julia Roberts - Joanne Herring
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Gust Avrakotos
Amy Adams - Bonnie Bach
Ned Beatty - Doc Long