Charlie Wilson's War

Plot summary

“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.

Crew

• Mike NicholsDirector
• Aaron SorkinWriter
• Tom HanksProducer
• Gary GoetzmanProducer
• Celia D. CostasExecutive producer
• Ryan KavanaughExecutive producer
• Jeff SkollExecutive producer
• James Newton HowardMusic

Cast

Production companies

• Universal Pictures
• Relativity Media
• Participant
• Playtone
• movieMP Munich Pape Filmproductions