Charlie Wilson's War

Name: Charlie Wilson's War
Director: Mike Nichols
Released: 2007
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Terry Bozeman

2007 · 102 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 127,451 VOTES · DIR. Mike Nichols

Overview

In the 1980s U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson, Texas socialite Joanne Herring and CIA agent Gust Avrakotos form an unlikely alliance to boost funding for Afghan freedom fighters in their war against invading Soviets. The trio's successful efforts to finance these covert operations contributes to the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,895 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:05 MAN: The defeat and breakup of the Soviet empire

00:05:10 Paul.

00:08:18 Shit. I thought he was just coming in

00:11:04 This is my daughter, Jane.

00:13:56 RECEPTIONIST: Charlie Wilson's office.

00:17:15 Okay. I know it was difficult for you to come in here, hat in hand.

00:20:29 "If it's a health curse, I can do it right away

00:24:00 You know what I'm talking about.

00:27:35 to meet with Zvi Rafiah about the Lavi jets.

00:32:06 From 5 million to 10 million.

00:37:57 adults who might help with the war effort have to take care of the children.

00:42:39 I was only 13, but I had a farmer's license

00:46:09 Okay, you mind if I call you Gus?

00:49:09 Gus!

00:52:33 They need to shoot down the helicopters, Gus.

00:55:55 When a black approp makes it through this Subcommittee

00:59:27 Without the press asking questions about it.

01:04:13 Well, talk to her. Yeah, I'll talk to her.

01:08:37 These people are draconian thugs, and in an evil and twisted derby

01:12:08 with the cause of the Afghans for three years.

01:16:06 (MAN TRANSLATING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) DOC: My friends

01:23:46 They hit a Soviet motorized rifle battalion on horseback?

01:28:32 ... determined to show the world that the era of Soviet military intervention

130:00:00 soldiers walking into Afghanistan.

Cast & Characters

Tom Hanks Charlie Wilson Julia Roberts Joanne Herring Philip Seymour Hoffman Gust Avrakotos Amy Adams Bonnie Bach Terry Bozeman CIA Award Presenter Brian Markinson Paul Brown Jud Tylor Crystal Lee Hilary Angelo Kelly Cyia Batten Stacey Kirby Mitchell Stoned Guy

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,895

Dialogue density18.6 lines / min

First line00:02:05

Final line130:00:00

Production Record

DirectorMike Nichols

LanguageEnglish

Budget$75,000,000

Revenue$119,483,446

IMDb votes127,451