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Charlie Wilson's War (Full Screen)

starring: Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Brian Markinson, Shiri Appleby

: Charlie Wilson's War (Full Screen)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN.
EAN: 0025195004831
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 22, 2008
Running Time: 102 minutes
Sales Rank: 5852
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: December 21, 2007



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Product Description:
Academy Award® winners Tom Hanks Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman star in this compelling and witty film from Oscar®-winning director Mike Nichols and Primetime Emmy®-winning writer Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing). Based on the outrageous true story Charlie Wilson's War shows how one congressman who loved a good time one Houston socialite who loved a good cause and one renegade CIA agent who loved a good fight conspired to bring about the largest covert operation in history.System Requirements:Running Time: 102 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY Rating: R UPC: 025195004831 Manufacturer No: 61100565

Amazon.com:
Political movies about backroom negotiations need not be dry or heavy-handed, as Charlie Wilson's War delightfully proves. Based on the true story of playboy congressman Wilson's efforts to fund Afghanistan's defense against the Soviet invasion of the 1980s, the film is borne along on breezy attitude and a peppery script by West Wing scribe Aaron Sorkin. Wilson, played by Tom Hanks (who also produced), is the perfect hero for this kind of tale, because there's nothing perfect or heroic about him: He's a highball-swilling, fanny-pinching gadabout who becomes radicalized on the issue of helping the Afghans against their mighty aggressor. He has help in the form of a right-wing Texas anti-Communist (Julia Roberts) with a genius for raising money, and a sardonic CIA operative (Philip Seymour Hoffman, stealing the show) who lacks all the social skills Wilson has in abundance. Sorkin's syncopated speech is just the ticket for director Mike Nichols, who understands exactly how to keep this kind of political comedy popping (the complicated story comes in at a hair over 90 minutes, amazingly). Some scoundrels are on the right side of the angels, and the movie's Charlie Wilson is one of them. --Robert Horton




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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - MIKE NICHOLS, OPUS 20
***1/2 2007. Based on George Crile's Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great movie for the older members of a family
Tom Hawks and Julia Roberts do a good job, but I really think Philip Hoffman who is exceptional as the ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - A droll little "Charlie Wilson's War"
It's been a long time since I've seen a comedy which doesn't have to depend on toilet or sex jokes to make ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Its a great story and Phillip Seymour Hoffman is VERY entertaining in it
This would be a 3.5* movie, except that Phillip Seymoour Hoffman absolutely nails his character and has some ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Annoyed and insulted after watching this film.
With this cast - how could it be bad? Oh, what a disappointment. This film could've used a large dose of subtlety ... Read More

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