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Charlie Wilson's war [videorecording] = Le combat de Charlie Wilson / Universal Pictures ; produced by Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman ; screenplay by Aaron Sorkin ; directed by Mike Nichols.

Contributor(s): Publisher number: 00565C | UniversalLanguage: English, French, Spanish Summary language: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Publication details: 2008.Description: 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inOther title:
  • Charlie Wilson's war [videorecording]
  • Combat de Charlie Wilson [videorecording]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 22
LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9.B55 C437554 2008
Cast: Tom Hanks, Amy Adams, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman.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.
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Movies Flesherton Branch Shelves Charlie Wilson's Drama (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 32241001047614

Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Dual layer format.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.

Tom Hanks, Amy Adams, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman.

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.

OFRB: 14A.

English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles.

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