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Charlie Wilson's War

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.

2007 |1h 42m |  Comedy, Drama, History

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Cast

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Tom Hanks

Charlie Wilson

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Julia Roberts

Joanne Herring

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Philip Seymour Hoffman

Gust Avrakotos

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Amy Adams

Bonnie Bach

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Emily Blunt

Jane Liddle

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Om Puri

President Zia

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Shiri Appleby

Jailbait - Charlie's Angels

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Rachel Nichols

Suzanne - Charlie's Angels

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Wynn Everett

Receptionist - Charlie's Angel

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Jud Tylor

Crystal Lee

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John Slattery

Cravely

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Erick Avari

Avi Perlman

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Cyia Batten

Stacey

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Denis O'Hare

Harold Holt

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Ned Beatty

Doc Long

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Ken Stott

Zvi

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Daniel Eric Gold

Donnelly

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Harry S. Murphy

Congressional Committee

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Enayat Delawary

Doc Long's Translator

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Peter Gerety

Larry Liddle

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Navid Negahban

Refugee Camp Translator

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P.J. Byrne

Jim Van Wagenen

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Mozhan Marnò

Refugee Camp Translator #2

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Russell Edge

Agent Wells

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Christopher Denham

Mike Vickers

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Ron Fassler

Mario

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Nazanin Boniadi

Afghan Refugee Woman (uncredited)

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Rizwan Manji

Colonel Mahmood

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Tracy Phillips

Belly dancer

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Ali Olomi

Injured Mujahadeen Soldier (uncredited)

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Mary-Bonner Baker

Marla - Charlie's Angels

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Hilary Angelo

Kelly

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Terry Bozeman

CIA Award Presenter

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Brian Markinson

Paul Brown

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Kirby Mitchell

Stoned Guy

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Ed Regine

Limo Driver

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Thomas Crawford

Maintenance Man

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Patrika Darbo

Auctioneer

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Carly Reeves

Slave Girl

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Faran Tahir

Brigadier Rashid

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Michelle Arthur

Refugee Camp Nurse

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Shila Ommi

Refugee Mother

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Joseph Sikora

Chess Player

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Gabriel Tigerman

Chess Player

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Nancy Linehan Charles

Mrs. Long

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Daston Kalili

Mujahideen Translator

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Pasha D. Lychnikoff

Russian Helicopter Pilot

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Ilia Volok

Russian Helicopter Pilot

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Sammy Sheik

Stinger Mujahideen

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Jim Jansen

Congressional Committee

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Spencer Garrett

Congressional Committee

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Kevin Cooney

Congressional Committee

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Erick Avari

Ari Goldman (uncredited)

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Yousuf Azami

Work Relief Guy (uncredited)

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Anthony Azizi

Orderly (uncredited)

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Stephanie D'Abruzzo

Las Vegas Showgirl / Charlie's Party Guest (uncredited)

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David M. Edelstien

Hotel Manager (uncredited)

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Matthew Herington

Afghan Refugee (uncredited)

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Jody Jaress

VIP Party Guest (uncredited)

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Alexander Kanellakos

Texas Millionaire (uncredited)

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Igor Korošec

USSR Gunner 2 (uncredited)

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Daniel Lench

Party Goer #1 (uncredited)

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Mara New

Extra (uncredited)

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Tom Ohmer

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Ron Ostrow

Congressional Committee #5 (uncredited)

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Dan Rather

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Jackie Swanson

Texas Socialite (uncredited)

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Shaun Toub

Hassan (uncredited)

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Kyle Vogt

Male Party Guest #4 (uncredited)

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Kurt Yaeger

Afghani Refugee (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

Arabic, English, Russian, Urdu, Hebrew

Budget

$75,000,000.00

Revenue

$119,483,446.00