Uniform Title Charlie Wilson's war (Motion picture)

Title Charlie Wilson's war / Universal Pictures presents ; in association with Relativity Media and Participant Productions ; a Playtone production ; a Mike Nichols film ; executive producers, Celia Costas, Ryan Kavanaugh, Jeff Skoll ; produced by Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks ; screenplay by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Mike Nichols.

Publication Info.	Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2008.
	2007.

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Edition	Widescreen.
Description	1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details	DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Cast	Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Ned Beatty.
Credits	Director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt ; editors, John Bloom, Antonia Van Drimmelen ; music, James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Albert Wolsky ; production designer, Victor Kempster ; co-producer, Mike Haley ; music, James Newton Howard.
Note	Based on the book by George Crile.
	Originally produced in 2007.
Audience	MPAA rating: R; for strong language, nudity/sexual content and drug use.
Summary	In the early 1980s, Charlie Wilson was best known as a womanizing US congressional representative from Texas. He seemed to be in the minor leagues, except for the fact that he was 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 a 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.
Note	Bonus features: "Making of" featurette ; Who is Charlie Wilson?
Language	English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Note	GMD: videorecording.
Subject	Crile, George -- Film adaptations.
	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 -- Drama.
	Fund raisers (Persons) -- Texas -- Drama.
Genre/Form	Biographical films.
	Historical films.
	Film adaptations.
	Feature films.
Added Author	Nichols, Mike. Director.
	Hanks, Tom. Actor. Producer.
	Adams, Amy. Actor.
	Roberts, Julia, 1967- Actor.
	Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014. Actor.
	Beatty, Ned. Actor.
	Goetzman, Gary, 1952- Producer.
	Sorkin, Aaron. Screenwriter.
	Howard, James Newton. Composer.
	Crile, George. Charlie Wilson's war.
	Universal Pictures (Firm)
	Relativity Media.
	Participant Productions.
	Playtone (Firm)
	Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Standard No.	025195004848
Music No.	61100566 Universal Studios Home Entertainment

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