
Charlie Wilson's War
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.
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Tom Hanks
Charlie Wilson

Julia Roberts
Joanne Herring

Philip Seymour Hoffman
Gust Avrakotos

Amy Adams
Bonnie Bach

Emily Blunt
Jane Liddle
Featured Crew

Celia D. Costas
Executive Producer

Tom Hanks
Producer
Antonia Van Drimmelen
Editor

Mike Nichols
Director

Aaron Sorkin
Screenplay

James Newton Howard
Original Music Composer

Stephen Goldblatt
Director of Photography

Gary Goetzman
Producer

Albert Wolsky
Costume Design
John Bloom
Editor

Michael Haley
First Assistant Director
Nicole Abellera Hallman
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