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Charlie Wilson's war (Motion picture)

Charlie Wilson's war [videorecording] / Universal Pictures ; Playtone ; Participant Productions ; Relativity Media ; produced by Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks ; screenplay by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Mike Nichols.

Widescreen [ed.].

Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2008]

1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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.

MPAA rating: R; for strong language, nudity/sexual content and drug use.

Wilson, Charles, 1933-2010 -- Drama.

United States. Congress -- Committees -- Drama.

Legislators -- United States -- Drama.

Military assistance, American -- Afghanistan.

Comités -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro.

Biographical films.

Historical films.

Film adaptations.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Feature films.

Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 -- Drama.

United States -- Política -- Teatro.

Hanks, Tom.

Adams, Amy.

Roberts, Julia, 1967-

Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014

Goetzman, Gary.

Sorkin, Aaron.

Nichols, Mike.

Crile, George. Charlie Wilson's war.

Universal Pictures (Firm)

Relativity Media.

Participant Productions.

Playtone (Firm)

Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)

Based on the book by George Crile.

Director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt ; editors, John Bloom, Antonia Van Drimmelen ; music, James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Albert Wolsky ; production designer, Victor Kempster.

Tom Hanks, Amy Adams, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman.

DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.

English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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DVD MOVIE Charlie

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