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Charlie Wilsonin sota

Original title: Charlie Wilson's War
  • 2007
  • K-11
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
125K
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POPULARITY
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Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Philip Seymour Hoffman in Charlie Wilsonin sota (2007)
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A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching ... Read allA drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.A drama based on a Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects.

  • Director
    • Mike Nichols
  • Writers
    • Aaron Sorkin
    • George Crile
  • Stars
    • Tom Hanks
    • Julia Roberts
    • Philip Seymour Hoffman
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    125K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,278
    338
    • Director
      • Mike Nichols
    • Writers
      • Aaron Sorkin
      • George Crile
    • Stars
      • Tom Hanks
      • Julia Roberts
      • Philip Seymour Hoffman
    • 347User reviews
    • 229Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 24 nominations total

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    Cast99+

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    Tom Hanks
    Tom Hanks
    • Charlie Wilson
    Julia Roberts
    Julia Roberts
    • Joanne Herring
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    • Gust Avrakotos
    Amy Adams
    Amy Adams
    • Bonnie Bach
    Terry Bozeman
    Terry Bozeman
    • CIA Award Presenter
    Brian Markinson
    Brian Markinson
    • Paul Brown
    Jud Tylor
    Jud Tylor
    • Crystal Lee
    Hilary Angelo
    Hilary Angelo
    • Kelly
    Cyia Batten
    Cyia Batten
    • Stacey
    Kirby Mitchell
    Kirby Mitchell
    • Stoned Guy
    Ed Regine
    Ed Regine
    • Limo Driver
    Daniel Eric Gold
    Daniel Eric Gold
    • Donnelly
    Emily Blunt
    Emily Blunt
    • Jane Liddle
    Peter Gerety
    Peter Gerety
    • Larry Liddle
    Wynn Everett
    Wynn Everett
    • Receptionist - Charlie's Angels
    Mary-Bonner Baker
    Mary-Bonner Baker
    • Marla - Charlie's Angels
    • (as Mary Bonner Baker)
    Rachel Nichols
    Rachel Nichols
    • Suzanne - Charlie's Angels
    Shiri Appleby
    Shiri Appleby
    • Jailbait - Charlie's Angels
    • Director
      • Mike Nichols
    • Writers
      • Aaron Sorkin
      • George Crile
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Though recuperating from heart transplant surgery, the real Charlie Wilson made it to the red carpet premiere of the film.
    • Goofs
      The Texas flag in Charlie Wilson's office is upside down; the white field should be at the top.
    • Quotes

      Gust Avrakotos: There's a little boy and on his 14th birthday he gets a horse... and everybody in the village says, "how wonderful. The boy got a horse" And the Zen master says, "we'll see." Two years later, the boy falls off the horse, breaks his leg, and everyone in the village says, "How terrible." And the Zen master says, "We'll see." Then, a war breaks out and all the young men have to go off and fight... except the boy can't cause his legs all messed up. and everybody in the village says, "How wonderful."

      Charlie Wilson: Now the Zen master says, "We'll see."

    • Crazy credits
      This film is carbon neutral with NativeEnergy
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: I Am Legend/Alvin and the Chipmunks/The Perfect Holiday/Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street/Youth Without Youth/The Kite Runner (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Never, Never Gonna Give You Up
      Written and Performed by Barry White

      Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews347

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    9/10
    Funny, sad, and ultimately frightening - a film that makes you both laugh and weep at the state of the world.
    Mike Nichols in finest form. I was not a fan of "Closer", so it's refreshing to see him again right back on top with this comedy set in the darkest of circumstances. Just one slip in tone could have wrecked this compelling picture but Nichols and his very strong A-list cast never put a foot wrong in this biopic of a deeply flawed but utterly compelling Congressman.

    Philip Seymour Hoffman as usual is scintillating and brilliant - here playing a damaged but ultra-smart CIA manipulator, and it is in the exchanges between Hanks and Hoffman's characters where the comedy soars. Rarely is movie humour laugh-out loud and also smart... This hits the spot time after time with a biting satirical edge that makes you both laugh and weep at the state of the world (often simultaneously).

    One other major plus is the length of the picture. The film is based on George Crile's fat book of the same title. The temptation for screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (his claim to fame is "The West Wing") must have been to make a fat movie, but what we get is a breath-taking 90 odd minutes of great story with sweeping implications.

    This film deserves to be seen and to be recognized for finding an extraordinary balance between the darkest of dark subject matter and the lightness of touch of it's sparkling witty script - even if it does flunk the obvious link between the help that Herring and Wilson provide and the ultimate consequences (9/11).
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 8, 2008 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • English
      • Dari
      • Russian
      • Urdu
      • Hebrew
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Charlie Wilsons krig
    • Filming locations
      • Marrakech, Morocco
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Relativity Media
      • Participant
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $75,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $66,661,095
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,656,250
      • Dec 23, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $119,483,446
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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