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"Charlie Wilson's War" is the true story of how a playboy congressman, a renegade CIA agent and a beautiful Houston socialite joined forces to lead the largest and most successful covert operation in history. Their efforts contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, with consequences that reverberate throughout the world today. Oscar® winners Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman team with Academy Award®-winning director Mike Nichols and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin to bring George Crile's best-selling book to the screen.

Charlie Wilson (Hanks) was a bachelor congressman from Texas who had a habit of showing up in hot tubs with strippers and cocaine. His "Good Time Charlie" exterior, however, masked an extraordinary mind, a deep sense of patriotism and a passion for the underdog, and in the early 1980s the underdog was Afghanistan—which had just been brutally invaded by the Russians.

Charlie's longtime friend and patron and sometime lover was Joanne Herring (Roberts), one of the wealthiest women in Texas and a virulent anti-communist. Believing the American response to the Russian invasion was anemic at best, she prods Charlie into doing more for the Mujahideen (Afghan freedom fighters).

Charlie's partner in this uphill endeavor is CIA Agent Gust Avrakotos (Hoffman), a blue-collar operative in a company of Ivy League blue bloods. Together, the three of them—Charlie, Joanne and Gust—travel the world to form unlikely alliances among the Pakistanis, Israelis, Egyptians, arms dealers, law makers and a belly dancer.

Their success was remarkable. Funding for covert operations against the Soviets went from $5 million to $1 billion annually. The Red Army retreated out of Afghanistan. When asked how a group of peasants was able to deliver such a decisive blow to the army of a superpower, Pakistani President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq responded simply, "Charlie did it."

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Trailer
2 min 30 sec

==Clips==

8 minute clip from the Tom Hanks / Julia Roberts drama, Charlie Wilson's War.
8 min 35 sec

Charlie and Gust Have a Drink
33 sec

Joanne Greets Charlie and Bonnie
40 sec

Why Is Congress Saying One Thing and Doing Nothing?
41 sec

Israeli Arms Dealer Agrees to Help
53 sec
       
If This Were a Real War
55 sec

Charlie Tells Joanne to Dial the Religion
55 sec

==Interviews==

Charlie Wilson Interview
The real Charlie Wilson on Joanne Herring and the soviet army's defeat.
58 sec

Julia Roberts Interview
Julia Roberts on the story and on affecting change as an individual.
4 min 24 sec

Julia Roberts Junket Interview #1
5 min 32 sec

Julia Roberts Junket Interview #2
4 min 13 sec

Tom Hanks Interview
Tom Hanks on Crile's book and the real Charlie.

Director Mike Nichols Interview
Mike Nichols on the real Charlie Wilson and on working with the three powerhouse actors.
2 min 15 sec

Philip Seymour Hoffman Interview
Philip Seymour Hoffman on world events and on meeting the real Charlie Wilson.
2 min 13 sec

Philip Seymour Hoffman Junket Interview
5 min 20 sec

Philip Seymour Hoffman Junket Interview #2
6 min 5 sec

Aaron Sorkin Interview
Aaron Sorkin on the story and on the real Charlie Wilson.
3 min 11 sec

Aaron Sorkin Junket Interview
5 min 23 sec

Aaron Sorkin Junket Interview #2
6 min 1 sec

==Behind-the-Scenes==

Behind-the-Scenes A Look Inside
Get a behind the scenes look at the making of Charlie Wilson's War.
2 min 38 sec

Behind the Scenes Footage
Go behind the scenes of the filming of Charlie Wilson's War.
1 min 38 sec