- Comedy, Drama, History
- 102 min
- R
A stiff drink. A little mascara. A lot of nerve. Who said they couldn't bring down the Soviet empire.
A Texas congressman sets a series of events in motion when he conspires with a CIA operative to aid Afghan mujahideen rebels fighting the Soviets.
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Classical in form, epic and plot-driven.
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Tom HanksCharlie Wilson
- Julia RobertsJoanne Herring
- Philip Seymour HoffmanGust Avrakotos
- Amy AdamsBonnie Bach
- Emily BluntJane Liddle
- Om PuriPresident Zia
- Shiri ApplebyJailbait - Charlie's Angels
- Rachel NicholsSuzanne - Charlie's Angels
- Wynn EverettReceptionist - Charlie's Angel
- Jud TylorCrystal Lee
Crew
- Mike NicholsDirector
- Aaron SorkinScreenplay
- Stephen GoldblattDirector of Photography
- James Newton HowardOriginal Music Composer
- Antonia Van DrimmelenEditor
- John BloomEditor
- Tom HanksProducer
- Gary GoetzmanProducer
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