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Charlie Wilson's War
Rated R · 102 minutes · 2007
Docudrama, Drama
Docudrama, Drama
In the 1980s U.S.Rep. Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks), Texas socialite Joanne Herring (Julia Roberts) and CIA agent Gust Avrakotos (Philip Seymour Hoffman) 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.
Official Site: www.charliewilsonswar.net
Director: Mike Nichols
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
Producer: Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Celia Costas, Jeff Skoll and Ryan Kavanaugh
Cast: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Hoffman, Amy Adams, Ned Beatty, Emily Blunt, Om Puri, Ken Stott, John Slattery, Denis O'Hare, Jud Tylor, Peter Gerety, Brian Markinson, Christopher Denham, Tracy Phillips, Rachel Nichols, Shiri Appleby, Wynn Everett and Mary Baker
Director: Mike Nichols
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
Producer: Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, Celia Costas, Jeff Skoll and Ryan Kavanaugh
Cast: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Hoffman, Amy Adams, Ned Beatty, Emily Blunt, Om Puri, Ken Stott, John Slattery, Denis O'Hare, Jud Tylor, Peter Gerety, Brian Markinson, Christopher Denham, Tracy Phillips, Rachel Nichols, Shiri Appleby, Wynn Everett and Mary Baker