Charlie Wilson's war

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Based on the book by George Crile.
Tom Hanks, Amy Adams, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman.
In the early 1980s, Charlie Wilson is best known as a womanizing US congressional representative from Texas. He seemed to be in the minor leagues, except for the fact that he is a member of two major foreign policy and covert-ops committees. However, once Charlie is prodded by his major conservative supporter, Joanne Herring, Wilson learns about the plight of the people who are suffering from the effects of the brutal Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. With the help of the maverick CIA agent, Gust Avrakotos, Wilson dedicates his canny political efforts to supply the Afghan mujahideen with the weapons and support needed to defeat the Soviet Union. Ultimately, Charlie learns that while military victory can be obtained, there are other consequences and prices to that fight that are ignored to everyone's sorrow. Based on a true story.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Contents: Charlie Wilson's war.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

interesting submitted by jszchen on August 25, 2011, 9:04pm I was shocked it was a true story

charlie wilson submitted by hcf on August 2, 2014, 4:58pm tom hanks (per usual) delivers

witty submitted by Jackie77 on August 25, 2015, 9:36am Well done movie. Fabulous cast and acting by all. Crazy what some people will do to protect their misdeeds.

What goes on in the "Swamp" submitted by LVDS on August 2, 2020, 2:16pm WEll acted by all. Get behind the scenes of a Congressman, how not always with integrity, he gets things done.
I don't like politics, so it wasn't my fav movie.