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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...

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Uniform Title:Charlie Wilson's war (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Universal Pictures (Firm), Relativity Media, Participant Productions, Playtone (Firm), Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Hanks, Tom (Actor, Producer), Adams, Amy (Actor), Roberts, Julia, 1967- (Actor), Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014 (Actor), Goetzman, Gary, 1952- (Producer), Sorkin, Aaron (Screenwriter), Nichols, Mike (Director), Crile, George
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language Notes:In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2008]
Edition:Widescreen [ed.].
Subjects:
Wilson, Charles, > 1933-2010 > Drama.
United States. > Congress > Committees > Drama.
Legislators > United States > Drama.
Afghanistan > History > Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 > Drama.
Military assistance, American > Afghanistan.
Comités > Estados Unidos > Teatro.
Estados Unidos > Política > Teatro.
Biographical > Feature.
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Based on the book by George Crile.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for strong language, nudity/sexual content and drug use.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt ; editors, John Bloom, Antonia Van Drimmelen ; music, James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Albert Wolsky ; production designer, Victor Kempster.