Charlie Wilson's war [videorecording]
2008
DVDs and BluRay
Biographical drama directed by Mike Nichols and starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman. A congressman from the state of Texas, Charlie Wilson (Hanks) lives a life filled with the pleasures of women and drugs while remaining one of the most popular figures in Congress. When the plight of the Afghan people subjected to Soviet invasion is brought to Charlie's attention by socialite Joanne Herring (Roberts), he decides to use his political clout to establish a means of funding and supplying resistance fighters in Afghanistan. C.I.A. agent Gust Avrakotos (Hoffman) provides Charlie with such a means, but the congressman's indulgent lifestyle may cause problems for his new-found philanthropy.
Main title:
Charlie Wilson's war [videorecording] / producer, Gary Goetzman; producer, Tom Hanks.
Author:
Nichols, Mike, directorHoward, James Newton, musicHanks, Tom, actorAdams, Amy, actorRoberts, Julia, 1967-, actorCrile, George, book author
Work:
Imprint:
Universal Pictures, 2008.
Collation:
1 videodisc (101 min.) : col.
Notes:
Based on the book by George CrileRegion 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Scene access, Ratio (1:1.85 (17:9) Theatrical widescreen), Enhanced for WideScreen TV, Languages (English), Sound (Dolby Digital 5.1), Subtitles (Arabic, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish), Subtitles for hard of hearing (English), 'Making of' documentary, Interviews (Charlie Wilson, Joanne Herring, Tom Hanks, Aaron Sorkin (Writer) and Mike Nichols), Other documentaries ('Who Is Charlie Wilson?' - profile of the real Charlie Wilson).Made in 2007.Based on the book by George Crile.Credits: music, James Newton Howard.DVDN.Credits: music, James Newton Howard; cinematographer, Stephen Goldblatt.Credits: director, Mike Nichols; writer, Aaron Sorkin; music, James Newton Howard; cinematographer, Stephen Goldblatt.Made in 1/3/.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Tom Hanks, Amy Adams, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Brian Markinson, Jud Tylor, Emily Blunt, Ned Beatty, Hilary Angelo, Cyia Batten, Om Puri, John Slattery, Denis O'Hare, Ken Stott, Denis O'Hare.
Audience:
BBFC code: 15.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437
Language:
EnglishArabicDanishFinnishIcelandicNorwegianSwedish
BRN:
509778