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Charlie Wilson's war, Good Time Charlie Productions ; Universal Pictures ; Playtone ; Participant Productions ; Relativity Media

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Charlie Wilson's war, Good Time Charlie Productions ; Universal Pictures ; Playtone ; Participant Productions ; Relativity Media
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for stronge language, nudity/sexual content and drug use
Main title
Charlie Wilson's war
Medium
DVD
Oclc number
191886923
Responsibility statement
Good Time Charlie Productions ; Universal Pictures ; Playtone ; Participant Productions ; Relativity Media
Runtime
102
Summary
In the early 1980s, Charlie Wilson is best known as a womanizing US congressional representative from Texas. He seemed to be in the minor leagues, except for the fact that he is a member of two major foreign policy and covert-ops committees. However, once Charlie is prodded by his major conservative supporter, Joanne Herring, Wilson learns about the plight of the people who are suffering from the effects of the brutal Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. With the help of the maverick CIA agent, Gust Avrakotos, Wilson dedicates his canny political efforts to supply the Afghan mujahideen with the weapons and support needed to defeat the Soviet Union. Ultimately, Charlie learns that while military victory can be obtained, there are other consequences and prices to that fight that are ignored to everyone's sorrow. Based on a true story
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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