A stiff drink. A little mascara. A lot of nerve. Who said they couldn't bring down the Soviet empire.
Original title
Charlie Wilson's War
Released
12/19/2007
Origin country
US
Genre
Comedy, Drama, History
Production companies
Universal Pictures, Playtone, Participant, Relativity Media, MP Munich Pape Filmproductions
Budget
$75,000,000.00
Revenue
$119,483,446.00
Runtime
1hr 42min
In the 1980s U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson, Texas socialite Joanne Herring and CIA agent Gust Avrakotos 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.
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