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Based on George Crile's book about the CIA's
largest and most successful covert CIA operation, the arming of the
Mujahedeen in Afghanistan. The covert ops were engineered by Charlie
Wilson (Hanks), a charismatic, wheeler-dealer, liberal Texas
congressman who teamed with a rogue CIA operative (Hoffman). The two
manipulated Congress, the CIA and a host of foreign governments in
order to assist the Afghan rebels in their fight against the Soviets
in the 1980s. Many of the men armed by the CIA went on to become the
Taliban's enforcers and Osama bin Laden's protectors.
Movie Detail
Director: Mike Nichols
Writer(s): Aaron Sorkin
Cast: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Amy
Adams, Om Puri
Release Date: December 25, 2007
Official Site:
CharlieWilsonsWar.net
Distributor:
Universal Pictures
Genre: Drama
Rating: Not Available
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