Charlie Wilson's War
# A stiff drink. A little mascara. A lot of nerve. Who said they couldn't bring down the Soviet empire.
📜 Overview:
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.
💵 Budget: USD
75,000,000
🌏 Languages Available:
Arabic
,
English
,
Russian
,
Urdu
,
Hebrew
📆 Date Released:
2007-12-19
⌚ Running Time:
102 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.5
Beloved Cast
Charlie Wilson
Tom Hanks
Joanne Herring
Julia Roberts
Gust Avrakotos
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Bonnie Bach
Amy Adams
Jane Liddle
Emily Blunt
President Zia
Om Puri
Jailbait - Charlie's Angels
Shiri Appleby
Suzanne - Charlie's Angels
Rachel Nichols
Receptionist - Charlie's Angel
Wynn Everett
Crystal Lee
Jud Tylor
Cravely
John Slattery
Avi Perlman
Erick Avari
Stacey
Cyia Batten
Harold Holt
Denis O'Hare
Doc Long
Ned Beatty
Zvi
Ken Stott
Donnelly
Daniel Eric Gold
Congressional Committee
Harry S. Murphy
Doc Long's Translator
Enayat Delawary
Larry Liddle
Peter Gerety
Refugee Camp Translator
Navid Negahban
Jim Van Wagenen
P.J. Byrne
Refugee Camp Translator #2
Mozhan Marnò
Agent Patrick
Michael Spellman
Agent Wells
Russell Edge
Mike Vickers
Christopher Denham
Mario
Ron Fassler
Afghan Refugee Woman (uncredited)
Nazanin Boniadi
Colonel Mahmood
Rizwan Manji
Belly dancer
Tracy Phillips
Injured Mujahadeen Soldier (uncredited)
Ali Olomi
Marla - Charlie's Angels
Mary-Bonner Baker
Kelly
Hilary Angelo
CIA Award Presenter
Terry Bozeman
Paul Brown
Brian Markinson
Stoned Guy
Kirby Mitchell
Limo Driver
Ed Regine
Maintenance Man
Thomas Crawford
McGaffin
Joe Roland
Auctioneer
Patrika Darbo
Slave Girl
Carly Reeves
Pakistani Steward
Salaheddine Ben Chegra
Brigadier Rashid
Faran Tahir
Refugee In Wheelchair
Maurice Sherbanee
Refugee Building Wall
Salam Sangi
Afghan Boy
Michael Saba
Afghan Girl
Nadia Miller
Refugee Camp Nurse
Michelle Arthur
Refugee Mother
Shila Ommi
Embassy Marine
Edward Hunt
Embassy Official
Michael Haley
Chess Player
Joseph Sikora
Chess Player
Gabriel Tigerman
Chess Player
Patrick Bentley
Chess Player
Marc Pelina
Egyptian Defense Minister
Aharon Ipalé
Doc Long's Secretary
Mary Bailey
Joanne's Assistant
Trish Gallaher Glenn
Mrs. Long
Nancy Linehan Charles
Mujahideen Translator
Daston Kalili
Russian Helicopter Pilot
Pasha D. Lychnikoff
Russian Helicopter Pilot
Ilia Volok
Russian Helicopter Pilot
Alex Lvovsky
Stinger Mujahideen
Sammy Sheik
Stinger Mujahideen
Moneer Yaqubi
Stinger Mujahideen
Gabriel Justice
Stinger Presenter
Siyal Mohammad
Stinger Presenter
Quill Roberts
Congressional Committee
Jim Jansen
Congressional Committee
Spencer Garrett
Congressional Committee
Kevin Cooney
Ari Goldman (uncredited)
Erick Avari
Work Relief Guy (uncredited)
Yousuf Azami
Orderly (uncredited)
Anthony Azizi
Las Vegas Showgirl / Charlie's Party Guest (uncredited)
Stephanie D'Abruzzo
Congressman (uncredited)
Darren Dowler
French Photographer (uncredited)
François Duhamel
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
David M. Edelstien
Afghan Refugee (uncredited)
Matthew Herington
Bodyguard (uncredited)
Mueen Jahan Ahmad
VIP Party Guest (uncredited)
Jody Jaress
Texas Millionaire (uncredited)
Alexander Kanellakos
USSR Gunner 2 (uncredited)
Igor Korošec
Senators Aide (uncredited)
Richard Lawrence
Party Goer #1 (uncredited)
Daniel Lench
CIA Operative (uncredited)
Tucker Maloney
Senator (uncredited)
J. Patrick McCormack
Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)
Ambria Miscia
Japanese Tourist (uncredited)
Kazu Nagahama
Extra (uncredited)
Mara New
Party Guest (uncredited)
Tom Ohmer
Congressional Committee #5 (uncredited)
Ron Ostrow
Bartender (uncredited)
J. Woodward Palmer
Party Guest (uncredited)
Mary Linda Phillips
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dan Rather
Congressional Committee (uncredited)
John Robert
Doc Long's Aide (uncredited)
Gubbi Sigurdsson
Charlie's Party Guest (uncredited)
Cynthia Silver
Afghan Girl (uncredited)
Cassidy Smith
Afghan Girl (uncredited)
Nicole Smolen
Freedom Fighter (uncredited)
Leo Solomon
Blodgett - CIA Cafeteria Cashier (uncredited)
Rachel Style
Texas Socialite (uncredited)
Jackie Swanson
Hassan (uncredited)
Shaun Toub
Male Party Guest #4 (uncredited)
Kyle Vogt
Afghani Refugee (uncredited)
Kurt Yaeger
