Charlie Wilson's War(2007)- Production Details

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Synopsis

Based on the true story of how Charlie Wilson, an alcoholic womanizer and Texas congressman, persuaded the CIA to train and arm resistance fighters in Afghanistan to fend off the Soviet Union. With the help of rogue CIA agent, Gust Avrakotos, the two men supplied money, training and a team of military experts that turned the ill-equipped Afghan freedom-fighters into a force that brought the Red Army to a stalemate and set the stage for conflicts in the Middle East that still rage to this day.

Production Details

In Theaters

  • December 21, 2007

MPAA Rating

R (for strong language, nudity/sexual content and some drug use)

Genres

Drama, War, Biopic, Adaptation, Comedy

Run Time

1 hour 37 minutes

Distributors

Universal Pictures

Box Office

$66,636,384

Production Status

Released

Filming Locations

  • Morocco
  • Los Angeles, California USA

Produced In

United States
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Directors

Mike Nichols

Director

CAST

Tom Hanks

Charlie Wilson

Julia Roberts

Joanne Herring

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Gust Avrakotos

Amy Adams

Bonnie Bach

Shiri Appleby

Charlie's Angel

Cyia Batten

Stacy
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