Charlie Wilson’s War

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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.

• Director : Mike Nichols
• Writers (WGA) : Aaron Sorkin (screenplay) & George Crile (book)
• Release Date : 21 December 2007 (USA)
• Genre : Biography | Drama
• Cast (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tom Hanks … Rep. Charlie Wilson

Amy Adams … Bonnie Bach

Julia Roberts … Joanne Herring

Philip Seymour Hoffman… Gust Avrakotos

Terry Bozeman … CIA Award Presenter

Brian Markinson … Paul Brown

Jud Tylor … Crystal Lee

Hilary Angelo … Kelly

Cyia Batten … Stacey

Kirby Mitchell … Stoned Guy

Ed Regine … Limo Driver

Daniel Eric Gold … Donnelly

• Runtime : 102 min
• Country : USA
• Language : English | Dari | Arabic | Russian
• Filming Locations : Downey Studios – 12214 Lakewood Boulevard, Downey, California, USA
• Company : Good Time Charlie Productions
• User Rating : 7.5/10 (18,658 votes) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472062/ )

~ by ruhai77 on May 6, 2008.