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Charlie Wilson's War

Charlie Wilson's War

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 19, 2007

Runtime

1h 42m

Genres

Comedy, Drama, History

User Score

65%

Original Title

Charlie Wilson's War

Production Companies

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Participant, Playtone, MP Munich Pape Filmproductions

Director

Mike Nichols

Budget

$75,000,000

Revenue

$119,483,446

Description

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.