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    Charlie Wilson's War

    R2007 · Comedy drama · 1h 42m

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  1. Dec 21, 2007 · Charlie Wilson's War: Directed by Mike Nichols. With Tom Hanks, Amy Adams, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman. A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.

    • Mike Nichols
    • 344
    • 3 min
  2. Dec 21, 2007 · 82% Tomatometer 207 Reviews 73% Audience Score 100,000+ Ratings In the 1980s U.S.Rep. Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks), Texas socialite Joanne Herring (Julia Roberts) and CIA agent Gust Avrakotos ...

    • (15K)
    • Mike Nichols
    • R
    • Tom Hanks
  3. October 10, 2012. age 18+. Charlie Wilson's War Movie Review. Charlie's Wilson's War demonstrates with deft veracity just how futile wars can be, especially to the very people who spend countless hours and finances to fund them. Virtuoso performances and remarkably memorable characters teamed with a riotously sarcastic script catapult the film ...

    • Universal Pictures
    • Mike Nichols
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  5. Dec 20, 2007 · Written by. Aaron Sorkin. "Charlie Wilson's War" is said to be based on fact, and I have no reason to doubt that. It stars Tom Hanks as Rep. Charles Wilson, a swinging, hard-drinking, coke-using liberal Democrat from Texas who more or less single-handedly defeated the Russians in Afghanistan. Yes. The Soviets withdrew in 1989, the Berlin Wall ...

  6. Charlie Wilson's War is a 2007 American biographical comedy-drama film based on the story of U.S. Congressman Charlie Wilson and CIA operative Gust Avrakotos, whose efforts led to Operation Cyclone, a program to organize and support the Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War (1979–1989).

  7. In any event, as history, Charlie Wilson's War is a travesty. Full Review | Mar 5, 2021. Politics - dirty or otherwise - has never been so much fun. Full Review | Original Score: 10/10 | Nov 24 ...

  8. Though the importance of Representative Charles Wilson, Democrat from Texas who served from 1973 to 1997 in Congress, in the fall of the Russian puppet regime in Afghanistan maybe in exaggerated in George Crile's book and in this film, Charlie Wilson's War provides an insight into Washington politics that you won't get from the talking heads of the various news networks.

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