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Title Charlie Wilson's war [videorecording] / 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.

Imprint Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2008]

Copies

Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 1st Fl DVD Collection  DVD Charlie    ---  Available
 Pittsburg 1st Fl DVD Collection  DVD Charlie c.2  ---  Available
Edition Widescreen [ed.].
Description 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Note English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Based on the book by George Crile.
Bonus features: "Making of" featurette ; Who is Charlie Wilson?
Credits Director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt ; editors, John Bloom, Antonia Van Drimmelen ; music, James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Albert Wolsky ; production designer, Victor Kempster.
Cast Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Ned Beatty.
Summary 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.
Audience MPAA rating: R; for strong language, nudity/sexual content and drug use.
System Details DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles.
Subject Wilson, Charles, 1933-2010 -- Drama.
United States. Congress -- Committees -- Drama.
Legislators -- United States -- Drama.
Military assistance, American -- Afghanistan.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Feature films.
DVD-Video discs.
Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 -- Drama.
Added Author Hanks, Tom.
Adams, Amy, actor.
Roberts, Julia, 1967- actor.
Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014.
Goetzman, Gary, 1952-
Sorkin, Aaron.
Nichols, Mike.
Crile, George. Charlie Wilson's war.
Universal Pictures (Firm)
Relativity Media.
Participant Productions.
Playtone (Firm)
Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Added Title Charlie Wilson's war (Motion picture)
Standard No. 025195004848
Music No. 61100566 Universal Studios Home Entertainment

 
    
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