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Charlie Wilson's War

Year:

2007

Duration:

102 min

Genres:

Biography | Comedy | Drama | History

IMDB rate:

7.1

Director:

Mike Nichols

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 18 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2007-12-21

Filming Locations: Downey Studios - 12214 Lakewood Boulevard, Downey, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $75,000,000

Opening Weekend: $15,952,430 (USA) (23 December 2007)

Gross: $66,636,385 (USA) (2 March 2008)

Cast

Actor

Character

Amy Adams

Charlie Wilson's War

Kirby Mitchell

Charlie Wilson's War

Jud Tylor

Charlie Wilson's War

Tom Hanks

Charlie Wilson

Julia Roberts

Joanne Herring

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Gust Avrakotos

Terry Bozeman

CIA Award Presenter

Brian Markinson

Paul Brown

Hilary Angelo

Kelly

Cyia Batten

Stacey

Ed Regine

Limo Driver

Daniel Eric Gold

Donnelly

Emily Blunt

Jane Liddle

Peter Gerety

Larry Liddle

Wynn Everett

Receptionist - Charlie's Angels

Mary-Bonner Baker

Marla - Charlie's Angels (as Mary Bonner Baker)

Rachel Nichols

Suzanne - Charlie's Angels

Shiri Appleby

Jailbait - Charlie's Angels

P.J. Byrne

Jim Van Wagenen

John Slattery

Cravely

Thomas Crawford

Maintenance Man

Joe Roland

McGaffin

Patrika Darbo

Auctioneer

Carly Reeves

Slave Girl

Salaheddine Ben Chegra

Pakistani Steward (as Salaheddine Benchegra)

Om Puri

President Zia

Faran Tahir

Brigadier Rashid

Rizwan Manji

Colonel Mahmood

Maurice Sherbanee

Refugee In Wheelchair (as Maurice Sherbanée)

Salam Sangi

Refugee Building Wall

Navid Negahban

Refugee Camp Translator

Mozhan Marnò

Refugee Camp Translator #2

Michael Saba

Afghan Boy (as Habib Saba)

Nadia Miller

Afghan Girl

Michelle Arthur

Refugee Camp Nurse

Shila Ommi

Refugee Mother (as Shila Vossugh Ommi)

Edward Hunt

Embassy Marine

Michael Haley

Embassy Official (as R.M. Haley)

Denis O'Hare

Harold Holt

Michael Spellman

Agent Patrick

Russell Edge

Agent Wells

Christopher Denham

Mike Vickers

Joseph Sikora

Chess Player

Gabriel Tigerman

Chess Player

Patrick Bentley

Chess Player

Marc Pelina

Chess Player

Ken Stott

Zvi

Tracy Phillips

Bellydancer

Aharon Ipalé

Egyptian Defense Minister (as Ipalé)

Ned Beatty

Doc Long

Mary Bailey

Doc Long's Secretary

Trish Gallaher Glenn

Joanne's Assistant

Ron Fassler

Mario

Enayat Delawary

Doc Long's Translator

Nancy Linehan Charles

Mrs. Long

Daston Kalili

Mujahideen Translator

Pasha D. Lychnikoff

Russian Helicopter Pilot

Ilia Volok

Russian Helicopter Pilot

Lex Lvovsky

Russian Helicopter Pilot

Sammy Sheik

Stinger Mujahideen

Moneer Yaqubi

Stinger Mujahideen

Gabriel Justice

Stinger Mujahideen

Siyal Mohammad

Stinger Presenter (as Siyal Mohamad)

Quill Roberts

Stinger Presenter

Jim Jansen

Congressional Committee

Harry S. Murphy

Congressional Committee

Spencer Garrett

Congressional Committee

Kevin Cooney

Congressional Committee

Don Abernathy

Man in Park Eating Hotdog (uncredited)

Walid Amini

Freedom Fighter

Susan Jasmin Armon

Afghan Girl

Erick Avari

Ari Goldman (uncredited)

Yousuf Azami

Work rlif guy (uncredited)

Anthony Azizi

Orderly (uncredited)

Tiffany L. Baker

Oil Tycoon's Wife (uncredited)

Nazanin Boniadi

Afghan Refugee Woman (uncredited)

Celestina

Dancer (uncredited)

Darren Dowler

Congressman

Johnny Drocco

Dapper Dan at Party (uncredited)

François Duhamel

French Photographer (uncredited)

David M. Edelstien

Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Paul Haasch

Fraternity Slave Driver (uncredited)

Brooks Hall

Charlie's Party Guest (uncredited)

Jody Jaress

VIP Party Guest (uncredited)

Alexander Kanellakos

Texas Millionaire

Igor Korosec

USSR Gunner 2 (uncredited)

Daniel Lench

Party Goer #1 (uncredited)

Tucker Maloney

CIA Operative (uncredited)

J. Patrick McCormack

Senator (uncredited)

Ambria Miscia

Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)

Kazu Nagahama

Japanese Tourist (uncredited)

Mara New

Extra (uncredited)

David E. Newham

DC Cop (uncredited)

Tom Ohmer

Party Guest (uncredited)

Ali Olomi

Injured Mujahadeen Soldier (uncredited)

Ron Ostrow

Congressional Committee #5 (uncredited)

J. Woodward Palmer

Bartender (uncredited)

Mary Linda Phillips

Party Guest (uncredited)

Dan Rather

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Robert

Congressional Committee (uncredited)

Ann Ryan

Party Guest (uncredited)

Carol Shook

Refugee (uncredited)

Gubbi Sigurdsson

Doc Long's Aide (uncredited)

Cynthia Silver

Charlie's Party Guest (uncredited)

Cassidy Smith

Afghan Girl

Nicole Smolen

Afghan Girl

Rose Day Stuart

Refugee (uncredited)

Rachel Style

Blodgett - CIA Cafeteria Cashier (uncredited)

Jackie Swanson

Texas Socialite (uncredited)

Teresa Swift

Indian (uncredited)

Shaun Toub

Hassan

Kyle Vogt

Male Party Guest #4 (uncredited)

Tommy Wilson-O'Brien

Congressman

Kurt Yaeger

Afghani Refugee (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Towards the end of the movie, Charlie Wilson is presented with one of the Stingers he helped provide to the Afghanis. In an interview, the real Charlie Wilson said the Stinger is one of his most prized possessions, kept in "a very honored spot in my home."

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A special effects assistant was seriously injured when a hand-held mock-up of a Stinger missile exploded as it was being prepared for use in a scene aboard a helicopter.

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Charlie Wilson's aides were all beautiful well-endowed women nicknamed Charlie's Angels (1976) after the TV show. In real life, his chief aide was a man named Charlie Schnabel.

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Goofs

When Charlie Wilson returns to Washington to cast his vote, he enters the House floor from an adjoining room. Several times, he enters that same side room from the hall outside his office, which would be impossible. The interior architecture of Charlie's office indicates that his office is in the Rayburn House Office Building, across the street from the Capitol building.

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During the first scene with two Russian helicopters en route to attack, their rocket pods are empty; you can see daylight through them.

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Following a montage depicting events of 1987-1988 in Afghanistan, Charlie Wilson celebrates his reelection, and Gust tells him that Doc Long is going to be defeated. Long was defeated in 1984.

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Quotes

Zvi: I love you, Charlie, but you are a grown man who still hasn't learned to look both ways before he crosses the fucking street!

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Joanne Herring: Are you Catholic, Mr. Avrakatos?

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Charlie Wilson: These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world... and then we fucked up the endgame.

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