The true story of Charlie Wilson [videorecording] / produced by Wild Eyes Productions for The History Channel ; producers, Ryan Spyker, Aaron Bowdem ; director, David Keane.
Imprint
[New York] : A&E Television Networks : Distributed by New Video, [2008].
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital stereo., subatomic digital.
Note
Title from container.
Performer
Narrator, Bill Lloyd.
Event
Originally broadcast on the History Channel in 2007.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
No one suspected that playboy Congressman Charlie Wilson and his partner Gust Avrakotos, an aggressive CIA agent, would mastermind the covert arming of the Afghan Mujahideen. Together they engineered what became one of the largest and most successful campaigns in CIA history. Profiles the unorthodox alliance, and chronicles the epic journey the two men undertook to guarantee the success of their "freedom fighters." Reveals the full story behind the Hollywood blockbuster Charlie Wilson's war.
