Charlie Wilson's War

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Charlie Wilson's War
Directed by Mike Nichols
Produced by Tom Hanks
Gary Goetzman
Written by Book:
George Crile
Screenplay:
Aaron Sorkin
Starring Tom Hanks
Julia Roberts
Amy Adams
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date(s) December 25, 2007
Country USA, Canada
Language English
IMDb profile

Charlie Wilson's War is a 2007 drama film about Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson, who conspired with a rogue CIA operative named Gust Avrakotos to launch an operation to help the Afghan Mujahideen during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. It is based on a 2003 book of the same title by George Crile. Starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Phillip Seymour Hoffman

On January 18, 2007, a 34-year-old special-effects assistant suffered head and facial injuries when a hand-held mortar exploded while being tested on the set for the film.[1]

  1. ^ [1] News report about the on-set accident

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