Charlie Wilson's War
“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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Cast
104 people
Tom Hanks
Charlie Wilson
Known for
Forrest Gump
Toy Story
Julia Roberts
Joanne Herring
Known for
Pretty Woman
Notting Hill
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Gust Avrakotos
Known for
Mission: Impossible III
Moneyball
Amy Adams
Bonnie Bach
Known for
Arrival
Man of Steel
Emily Blunt
Jane Liddle
Known for
A Quiet Place
Sicario
Om Puri
President Zia
Known for
The Hundred-Foot Journey
East Is East
Shiri Appleby
Jailbait - Charlie's Angels
Known for
Roswell
The Devil's Candy
Rachel Nichols
Suzanne - Charlie's Angels
Known for
Continuum
P2
Wynn Everett
Receptionist - Charlie's Angel
Known for
Marvel's Agent Carter
The Newsroom
Jud Tylor
Crystal Lee
Known for
Dead Tone
John Slattery
Cravely
Known for
Mad Men
The Adjustment Bureau
Erick Avari
Avi Perlman / Ari Goldman (uncredited)
Known for
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
The Mummy
Mike Nichols Director · Aaron Sorkin Screenplay George Crile Author
Worldwide gross $119M · Budget $75M · United States release December 21, 2007
Box office
Budget
$75,000,000
Worldwide gross
$119,483,446
Gross vs. budget
1.6×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Relativity Media
Production
Participant
Production
Playtone
Production
MP Munich Pape Filmproductions
Production
Participant Media
Production
Playtone Production
Production
Germany · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · Hebrew · Russian · Urdu
Release dates
Canada · December 19, 2007
Theatrical
United States · December 21, 2007
Theatrical
Australia
January 24, 2008 · Theatrical
Austria
February 8, 2008 · Digital
Brazil
December 21, 2007 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 14, 2008 · Digital
Denmark
February 8, 2008 · Theatrical
France
January 16, 2008 · Theatrical
Germany
February 7, 2008 · Theatrical
Greece
January 10, 2008 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 7, 2008 · Digital
Ireland
January 11, 2008 · Digital
Italy
February 8, 2008 · Theatrical
Japan
May 17, 2008 · Digital
Poland
February 21, 2008 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 3, 2008 · Theatrical
Romania
December 19, 2007 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 6, 2008 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 1, 2008 · Theatrical
May 28, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
January 16, 2008 · Digital
United Kingdom
January 8, 2008 · Theatrical
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