Based on the novel by George Crile. Originally released as a motion picture in 2007. Features: the making of "Charlie Wilson's war," "Who is Charlie Wilson?". Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, P.J. Byrne.
Summary:
After the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, maverick Texas congressman Charlie Wilson persuades his colleagues to fund the CIA's efforts to arm the Mujahideen and faces the repercussions of the operation.
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