- StatusReleased
- Release Date2007-12-19
- Runtime102 minutes
- TaglineA stiff drink. A little mascara. A lot of nerve. Who said they couldn't bring down the Soviet empire.
- Revenue119,483,446$
- GenreComedy, Drama, History
- Production
CompaniesUniversal Pictures, Relativity Media, Participant, Playtone, MP Munich Pape Filmproductions - Budget75,000,000$
Movie 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.
Casts
Tom Hanks
Julia Roberts
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Amy Adams
Emily Blunt
Om Puri
Shiri Appleby
Rachel Nichols
Wynn Everett
Jud Tylor
John Slattery
Erick Avari
Cyia Batten
Denis O'Hare
Ned Beatty
Ken Stott
Daniel Eric Gold
Harry S. Murphy
Enayat Delawary
Peter Gerety
Navid Negahban
P.J. Byrne
Mozhan Navabi
Russell Edge
Christopher Denham
Ron Fassler
Rizwan Manji
Tracy Phillips
Mary-Bonner Baker
Hilary Angelo
Terry Bozeman
Brian Markinson
Kirby Mitchell
Ed Regine
Thomas Crawford
Patrika Darbo
Carly Reeves
Faran Tahir
Michelle Arthur
Shila Ommi
Michael Haley
Joseph Sikora
Gabriel Tigerman
Nancy Linehan Charles
Daston Kalili
Pasha D. Lychnikoff
Ilia Volok
Sammy Sheik
Jim Jansen
Spencer Garrett
