Charlie Wilson's War

Charlie Wilson's War

6.5IMDb Score
Released:2007-12-19
Duration:102 min
Director:Mike Nichols
Actors:Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Emily Blunt
Production:Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Participant, Playtone, MP Munich Pape Filmproductions

Overview:

A Texas congressman sets a series of events in motion when he conspires with a CIA operative to aid Afghan mujahideen rebels fighting the Soviets.

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