Overview - Charlie Wilson's War

Date of release

Genres

  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • History

Runtime: 102 minutes

Homepage: Charlie Wilson's War

Budget

$75,000,000.00

Revenue

$119,483,446.00

Spoken Languages

  • العربية
  • English
  • Pусский
  • اردو
  • עִבְרִית

Production companies

  • Name: Universal Pictures

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: Relativity Media

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: Participant

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: Playtone

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: MP Munich Pape Filmproductions

    Production country Germany

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.

Cast

  • Name: Tom Hanks

    Character: Charlie Wilson

    Popularity: 82.464

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  • Name: Julia Roberts

    Character: Joanne Herring

    Popularity: 27.871

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  • Name: Philip Seymour Hoffman

    Character: Gust Avrakotos

    Popularity: 15.135

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  • Name: Amy Adams

    Character: Bonnie Bach

    Popularity: 39.927

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  • Name: Emily Blunt

    Character: Jane Liddle

    Popularity: 73.729

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  • Name: Om Puri

    Character: President Zia

    Popularity: 10.687

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  • Name: Shiri Appleby

    Character: Jailbait - Charlie's Angels

    Popularity: 7.919

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  • Name: Rachel Nichols

    Character: Suzanne - Charlie's Angels

    Popularity: 17.78

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