Charlie Wilson's War
"A stiff drink. A little mascara. A lot of nerve. Who said they couldn't bring down the Soviet empire."
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.
Release Date
December 19, 2007
Status
Released
Original Title
Charlie Wilson's War
Runtime
1h 42min
Budget
$75,000,000
Revenue
$119,483,446
Language
Arabic, English, Russian, Urdu, Hebrew