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Charlie Wilson's War(2007)
Status: Released
Date: 2007-12-19
65%
1540 Votes
Time: 1h 42m
A stiff drink. A little mascara. A lot of nerve. Who said they couldn't bring down the Soviet empire.
Overview:
In the 1980s U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson, Texas socialite Joanne Herring and CIA agent Gust Avrakotos form an unlikely alliance to boost funding for Afghan freedom fighters in their war against invading Soviets. The trio's successful efforts to finance these covert operations contributes to the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.
Languages: Arabic, English, Russian, Urdu, Hebrew.
Countries:
Germany,
United States of America
Budget: $75,000,000.00
Revenue: $119,483,446.00
ProductionCompanies: 
MP Munich Pape Filmproductions
Movie: Charlie Wilson's War
Top 10 Billed Cast
Tom Hanks
Charlie Wilson
Julia Roberts
Joanne Herring
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Gust Avrakotos
Amy Adams
Bonnie Bach
Emily Blunt
Jane Liddle
Om Puri
President Zia
Shiri Appleby
Jailbait - Charlie's Angels
Rachel Nichols
Suzanne - Charlie's Angels
Wynn Everett
Receptionist - Charlie's Angel
Jud Tylor
Crystal Lee
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