Based on the true story of how Charlie Wilson, an alcoholic womanizer and Texas congressman, persuaded the CIA to train and arm resistance fighters in Afghanistan to fend off the Soviet Union. With the help of rogue CIA agent, Gust Avrakotos, the two men supplied money, training and a team of military experts that turned the ill-equipped Afghan freedom-fighters into a force that brought the Red Army to a stalemate and set the stage for conflicts in the Middle East that still rage to this day.
Movie Type: Comedy, Drama, Adaptation, Biopic and War MPAA Rating: R for strong language, nudity/sexual content and some drug use. Running Time: 1 hr. 37 min. Directed By: Mike Nichols Cast: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Shiri Appleby Released: December 21st 2007 (wide) U.S. Box Office: $52,552,540
