Charlie Wilson's War

Year: 2007

Actors: Emily Blunt, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Amy Adams

Duration: 102 min

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.

Genre: Action   Biography   Comedy   Drama   History