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Based on the true story of how Charlie Wilson, an alcoholic womanizer and Texas congressman, persuaded the CIA to train and arm resistance fighters in Afghanistan to fend off the Soviet Union. With the help of rogue CIA agent, Gust Avrakotos, the two men supplied money, training and a team of military experts that turned the ill-equipped Afghan freedom-fighters into a force that brought the Red Army to a stalemate and set the stage for conflicts in the Middle East that still rage to this day.
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Genres: |
Comedy, Drama, Adaptation, Biopic and War |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 37 min. |
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| Release Date: |
December 21st 2007 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong language, nudity/sexual content and some drug use. |
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| Distributors: |
Universal Pictures Distribution
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| Production Co.: |
Icarus Productions, Participant Productions, Relativity Media, Playtone
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| Studios: |
Universal Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$66,636,385 |
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| Filming Locations: |
Morocco
Los Angeles, California USA
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| Produced in: |
United States |
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