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Charlie Wilson's War

Genres

Comedy , Drama , History

Duration

102 min

Director

Mike Nichols

Rating

6.5

Release Date

December 19, 2007

Charlie Wilson's War

Original title: Charlie Wilson's War

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Synopsis

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.