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Apr 1, 2003 · Moving from the back rooms of the Capitol, to secret chambers at Langley, to arms-dealers conventions, to the Khyber Pass, Charlie Wilson's War is brilliantly reported -- one of the most detailed and compulsively readable accounts of the inside workings of the CIA ever written, with a cast of characters and a plot out of Le Carre or Clancy.
Redigera Wikidata. Charlie Wilson's War är en amerikansk långfilm från 2007 som är regisserad av Mike Nichols. Filmen handlar om Texaspolitikern Charlie Wilsons liv. Tom Hanks spelar Charlie Wilson. Bonnie Bach, en sekreterare från Washington D.C., spelas av Amy Adams.
Dec 21, 2007 · Charlie Wilson's War is the true story of how a playboy congressman, a renegade CIA agent, and a beautiful Houston socialite joined forces to lead the largest and most successful covert operation in history. Their efforts contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, with consequences that reverberate throughout the world today. [Universal Studios]
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Apr 22, 2008 · Political movies about backroom negotiations need not be dry or heavy-handed, as Charlie Wilson's War delightfully proves. Based on the true story of playboy congressman Wilson's efforts to fund Afghanistan's defense against the Soviet invasion of the 1980s, the film is borne along on breezy attitude and a peppery script by West Wing scribe ...
Dec 1, 2007 · [Charlie Wilson’s War] offer[s] an entirely new take on Reagan-era history with international sweep and modern implications, neatly laid over the intriguing, untold inner workings of [the CIA].” —Jan Jordan, The Houston Chronicle “[A] glowing account. . . . Crile is . . . an exhuberant Tom Clancy-type enthusiast for the Afghan caper. . . .
For Helsinki, I need someone with diplomatic skills.'' Gus calls into question the entire leadership of the CIA and decides to smash the office window before...
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Based on the outrageous true story, Charlie Wilson's War shows how one congressman who loved a good time, one Houston socialite who loved a good cause and one renegade CIA agent who loved a good fight conspired to bring about the largest covert operation in history. 1,471 IMDb 7.0 1 h 41 min 2008. X-Ray.
