Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War
“ A stiff drink. A little mascara. A lot of nerve. Who said they couldn't bring down the Soviet empire. ”
CINEMA2007-12-19
DIGITAL2008-01-11
RegionDE / US
Runtime102 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Storyline
A Texas congressman sets a series of events in motion when he conspires with a CIA operative to aid Afghan mujahideen rebels fighting the Soviets.
DIRECTOR / Director
Mike Nichols
KEYWORDS
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Tom Hanks
From comedy star to two-time Academy Award winner, he became one of American cinema’s defining portraits of the ordinary hero.
Tom Hanks is one of the defining actors of modern American cinema. From his breakthrough as a comedy star in Big to consecutive Academy Award-winning performances in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump, and later roles in films such as Saving Private Ryan, Cast Away, Captain Phillips, and Sully, he developed a distinctive screen persona built on trust, restraint, humanity, and the resilience of ordinary people.
