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Charlie Wilson's war [videorecording] / Universal Pictures presents in association with Relativity Media and Participant Productions ; Playtone production ; produced by Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks ; screenplay by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Mike Nichols.

Adams, Amy. (Added Author). Beatty, Ned. (Added Author). Blunt, Emily. (Added Author). Crile, George. My enemy's enemy. (Added Author). Goetzman, Gary, 1952- (Added Author). Hanks, Tom. (Added Author). Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014 (Added Author). Nichols, Mike. (Added Author). Puri, Om. (Added Author). Roberts, Julia, 1967- (Added Author). Slattery, John, 1962- (Added Author). Sorkin, Aaron. (Added Author). Stott, Ken, 1955- (Added Author). Participant Productions. (Added Author). Playtone (Firm) (Added Author). Relativity Media. (Added Author). Universal Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Ned Beatty, Emily Blunt, Om Puri, Ken Stott, John Slattery, Denis O'Hare, Jud Tylor. (Cast).

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.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Full screen
  • Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2008]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the book by George Crile.
Bonus features: The making of Charlie Wilson's War featuring interviews with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts and Who is Charlie Wilson?
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt ; editors, John Bloom, Antonia Van Drimmelen ; music, James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Albert Wolsky ; production designer, Victor Kempster.
Participant or Performer Note:
Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Ned Beatty, Emily Blunt, Om Puri, Ken Stott, John Slattery, Denis O'Hare, Jud Tylor.
Target Audience Note:
Adult.
MPAA rating: R; for strong language, nudity/sexual content and drug use.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Subject: Wilson, Charles, 1933-2010 > Drama.
United States. Congress > Committees > Drama.
Fund raisers (Persons) > Texas > Drama.
Legislators > United States > Drama.
Comités > Estados Unidos > Teatro.
Feature films.
Afghanistan > History > Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 > Drama.
Estados Unidos > Política > Teatro.
Genre: Biographical films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 20 of 22 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

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