Charlie Wilson's war
Publisher:
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Pub. Date:
[2008]
Language:
English
Description
The true story of how a playboy congressman, a renegade CIA agent and a beautiful Houston socialite joined forces to lead the largest and most successful covert operation in history. Their efforts contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, with consequences that reverberate throughout the world today. Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks) was a bachelor congressman from Texas who had a habit of showing up in hot tubs with strippers and cocaine. His "Good Time Charlie" exterior, however, masked an extraordinary mind, a deep sense of patriotism and a passion for the underdog, and in the early 1980s the underdog was Afghanistan--which had just been brutally invaded by the Russians. Charlie's longtime friend and patron and sometime lover was Joanne Herring (Julia Roberts), one of the wealthiest women in Texas and a virulent anti-communist. Believing the American response to the Russian invasion was anemic at best, she prods Charlie into doing more for the Mujahideen (Afghan freedom fighters). Charlie's partner in this uphill endeavour is CIA Agent Gust Avrakotos (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a blue-collar operative in a company of Ivy League blue bloods. Together, the three of them--Charlie, Joanne and Gust--travel the world to form unlikely alliances among the Pakistanis, Israelis, Egyptians, arms dealers, law makers and a belly dancer. Their success was remarkable. Funding for covert operations against the Soviets went from $5 million to $1 billion annually. The Red Army retreated out of Afghanistan. When asked how a group of peasants was able to deliver such a decisive blow to the army of a superpower, Pakistani President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq responded simply, "Charlie did it."
Subjects
Subjects
Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 -- Drama
Biographical films
Comités
Comités -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
Committees
Feature films
Film adaptations
Fund raisers (Persons)
Fund raisers (Persons) -- Texas -- Drama
History
Legislators
Legislators -- United States -- Drama
Military assistance, American
Military assistance, American -- Afghanistan
United States. -- Congress -- Committees -- Drama
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Wilson, Charles
Wilson, Charles, -- 1933-2010 -- Drama
Biographical films
Comités
Comités -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
Committees
Feature films
Film adaptations
Fund raisers (Persons)
Fund raisers (Persons) -- Texas -- Drama
History
Legislators
Legislators -- United States -- Drama
Military assistance, American
Military assistance, American -- Afghanistan
United States. -- Congress -- Committees -- Drama
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Wilson, Charles
Wilson, Charles, -- 1933-2010 -- Drama
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ISBN:
9786311914007
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0025195004831
UPC:
025195004831
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Last Grouping Update | 2023-03-16 11:52:31AM |
Last Indexed | 2023-03-19 05:26:11AM |
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Beatty, Ned
Blunt, Emily
Crile, George
Goetzman, Gary, 1952-
Hanks, Tom
Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014
Nichols, Mike
Roberts, Julia, 1967-
Sorkin, Aaron
Beatty, Ned
Blunt, Emily
Crile, George
Goetzman, Gary, 1952-
Hanks, Tom
Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014
Nichols, Mike
Roberts, Julia, 1967-
Sorkin, Aaron
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Crile, George.My enemy's enemy
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Hanks, Tom
Hoffman, Philip Seymour,1967-2014
Nichols, Mike
Participant Productions
Playtone (Firm)
Relativity Media
Roberts, Julia,1967-
Sorkin, Aaron
Universal Pictures (Firm)
Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Beatty, Ned
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Crile, George.My enemy's enemy
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Nichols, Mike
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Playtone (Firm)
Relativity Media
Roberts, Julia,1967-
Sorkin, Aaron
Universal Pictures (Firm)
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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.
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Biographical films
Comités -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
Feature films
Film adaptations
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Legislators -- United States -- Drama
Military assistance, American -- Afghanistan
United States. -- Congress -- Committees -- Drama
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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Comités -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
Feature films
Film adaptations
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Legislators -- United States -- Drama
Military assistance, American -- Afghanistan
United States. -- Congress -- Committees -- Drama
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Wilson, Charles, -- 1933-2010 -- Drama
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Charlie Wilson's war
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Charlie Wilson's war / Good Time Charlie Productions ; Universal Pictures ; Playtone ; Participant Productions ; Relativity Media ; produced by Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks ; screenplay by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Mike Nichols
Charlie Wilson's war Good Time Charlie Productions ; Universal Pictures ; Playtone ; Participant Productions ; Relativity Media ; produced by Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks ; screenplay by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Mike Nichols
Charlie Wilson's war Universal Pictures ; Playtone ; Participant Productions ; Relativity Media ; executive producers, Celia Costas, Ryan Kavanaugh, Jeff Skoll ; produced by Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks ; screenplay by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Mike Nichols
Charlie Wilson's war Good Time Charlie Productions ; Universal Pictures ; Playtone ; Participant Productions ; Relativity Media ; produced by Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks ; screenplay by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Mike Nichols
Charlie Wilson's war Universal Pictures ; Playtone ; Participant Productions ; Relativity Media ; executive producers, Celia Costas, Ryan Kavanaugh, Jeff Skoll ; produced by Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks ; screenplay by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Mike Nichols
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Charlie Wilson's war
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Military assistance, American
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Fund raisers (Persons)
History
Legislators
Military assistance, American
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