Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
2007
Action / Biography / Comedy / Drama / History
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
2007
Action / Biography / Comedy / Drama / History
Plot summary
In the early 1980s, US Congressman Charlie Wilson (Hanks), Texas socialite Joanne Herring (Roberts) and CIA agent Gust Avrakotos (Hoffman) 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.