Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

12/21/2007 1h 42m

A stiff drink. A little mascara. A lot of nerve. Who said they couldn't bring down the Soviet empire.

How old is the movie?

17 years 22 days

Overview

In the 1980s U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson, Texas socialite Joanne Herring and CIA agent Gust Avrakotos form an unlikely alliance to boost funding for Afghan freedom fighters in their war against invading Soviets. The trio's successful efforts to finance these covert operations contributes to the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.

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Cast Ages at Release

Tom Hanks

as Charlie Wilson

Born 07/09/1956, age 68

Julia Roberts

as Joanne Herring

Born 10/28/1967, age 57

Philip Seymour Hoffman

as Gust Avrakotos

Born 07/23/1967

Died 02/02/2014, age 46

Amy Adams

as Bonnie Bach

Born 08/20/1974, age 50

Emily Blunt

as Jane Liddle

Born 02/23/1983, age 41

Om Puri

as President Zia

Born 10/18/1950

Died 01/06/2017, age 66

Shiri Appleby

as Jailbait - Charlie's Angels

Born 12/07/1978, age 46

Rachel Nichols

as Suzanne - Charlie's Angels

Born 01/08/1980, age 45

Jud Tylor

as Crystal Lee

Born 03/24/1979, age 45

John Slattery

as Cravely

Born 08/13/1962, age 62

Erick Avari

as Avi Perlman

Born 04/13/1952, age 72

Denis O'Hare

as Harold Holt

Born 01/17/1962, age 62

Ned Beatty

as Doc Long

Born 07/06/1937

Died 06/13/2021, age 83

Ken Stott

as Zvi

Born 10/19/1955, age 69

Navid Negahban

as Refugee Camp Translator

Born 06/02/1968, age 56

Mozhan MarnĂ²

as Refugee Camp Translator #2

Born 05/03/1980, age 44

Christopher Denham

as Mike Vickers

Born 01/01/1985, age 40

Nazanin Boniadi

as Afghan Refugee Woman (uncredited)

Born 05/22/1980, age 44

Joseph Sikora

as Chess Player

Born 06/27/1976, age 48

Pasha D. Lychnikoff

as Russian Helicopter Pilot

Born 02/16/1967, age 57

Ilia Volok

as Russian Helicopter Pilot

Born 11/01/1965, age 59

Jim Jansen

as Congressional Committee

Born 07/27/1945, age 79

Spencer Garrett

as Congressional Committee

Born 09/19/1963, age 61

Erick Avari

as Ari Goldman (uncredited)

Born 04/13/1952, age 72

Tom Ohmer

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Born 05/25/1956, age 68

Shaun Toub

as Hassan (uncredited)

Born 02/15/1958, age 66