Cast Tom Hanks
Julia Roberts
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Amy Adams
Ken Stott
Emily Blunt
Shiri Appleby
Screenwriter
Aaron Sorkin
Director
Mike Nichols
Running Time
101m 38s
In the early ‘80s, Congressman Charlie Wilson (Hanks) organised, with the help of a socialite (Roberts) and a CIA loose cannon (Hoffman), the covert US support of Afghani rebels fighting against the Soviets...
Funny and informative, what more can you ask for? The three leads are great and Shiri Appleby, who I hadn't seen since Roswell ended, had a small role. Unfortunately there are a couple battle scenes with ropey CGI.
