Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

Directed by:
Mike Nichols

Written by:
George Crile
Aaron Sorkin

Plot:
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.

Genres: Biography / Drama
Countries: United States
Languages: Dari / English
Runtime: 97

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Cast:

Tom Hanks... Charlie Wilson

Philip Seymour Hoffman... Gust Avrakotos

Julia Roberts... Joanne Herring

Kevin Cooney... Congressional Committee

Ned Beatty... Doc Long

Brian Markinson... Paul Brown

Spencer Garrett... Congressional Committee

Peter Gerety... Larry Liddle

Denis O'Hare... Harold Holt

Patrika Darbo... Auctioneer

Amy Adams... Bonnie Bach

Michelle Arthur... Refugee Camp Nurse