Charlie Wilson's War
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| Charlie Wilson's War | |
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| Directed by | Mike Nichols |
| Produced by | Tom Hanks Gary Goetzman |
| Written by | Book: George Crile Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin |
| Starring | Tom Hanks Julia Roberts Amy Adams Philip Seymour Hoffman |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 25, 2007 |
| Country | USA, Canada |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Charlie Wilson's War is a 2007 drama film about Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson, who conspired with a rogue CIA operative named Gust Avrakotos to launch an operation to help the Afghan Mujahideen during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. It is based on a 2003 book of the same title by George Crile. Starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Phillip Seymour Hoffman
On January 18, 2007, a 34-year-old special-effects assistant suffered head and facial injuries when a hand-held mortar exploded while being tested on the set for the film.[1]
[edit] Cast
- Tom Hanks - Charlie Wilson
- Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Gust Avrakotos
- Julia Roberts - Joanne Herring
- Om Puri - Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
- Emily Blunt
- Amy Adams
- Shiri Appleby
- Slim Khezri - Azri
- Erick Avari - Avi Perlman
- Mary Bonner Baker - Marla
- PJ Byrne - Jim Van Wagnen
- Russell Edge - Mike Wells
- Christopher Denham - Mike Vickers
- Spencer Garrett - Congressman Davis
- Mallory Jameson - Sariah
- Michael Spellman - Agent Patrick
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
- Charlie Wilson's War at the Internet Movie Database
- http://www.realmovienews.com/movies/4377 - Pictures of Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman from the set at RealMovieNews.com.
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