Charlie Wilson's War

A stiff drink. A little mascara. A lot of nerve. Who said they couldn't bring down the Soviet empire.

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.

Comedy Drama History

Tom Hanks

(Charlie Wilson)

Julia Roberts

(Joanne Herring)

Philip Seymour Hoffman

(Gust Avrakotos)

Amy Adams

Emily Blunt

Om Puri

(President Zia)

Shiri Appleby

(Jailbait - Charlie's Angels)

Rachel Nichols

(Suzanne - Charlie's Angels)

Wynn Everett

(Receptionist - Charlie's Angel)

Jud Tylor

John Slattery

Erick Avari

Cyia Batten

Denis O'Hare

Ned Beatty

Ken Stott

Daniel Eric Gold

Harry S. Murphy

(Congressional Committee)

Enayat Delawary

(Doc Long's Translator)

Peter Gerety

Navid Negahban

(Refugee Camp Translator)

P.J. Byrne

(Jim Van Wagenen)

Mozhan Marnò

(Refugee Camp Translator #2)

Michael Spellman

(Agent Patrick)

Russell Edge

Christopher Denham

Ron Fassler

Nazanin Boniadi

(Afghan Refugee Woman (uncredited))

Rizwan Manji

(Colonel Mahmood)

Tracy Phillips

Ali Olomi

(Injured Mujahadeen Soldier (uncredited))

Mary-Bonner Baker

(Marla - Charlie's Angels)

Hilary Angelo

Terry Bozeman

(CIA Award Presenter)

Brian Markinson

Kirby Mitchell

Ed Regine

Thomas Crawford

(Maintenance Man)

Joe Roland

Patrika Darbo

Carly Reeves

Salaheddine Ben Chegra

(Pakistani Steward)

Faran Tahir

(Brigadier Rashid)

Maurice Sherbanee

(Refugee In Wheelchair)

Salam Sangi

(Refugee Building Wall)

Michael Saba

Nadia Miller

Michelle Arthur

(Refugee Camp Nurse)

Shila Ommi

(Refugee Mother)

Edward Hunt

(Embassy Marine)

Michael Haley

(Embassy Official)

Joseph Sikora

Gabriel Tigerman

Patrick Bentley

Marc Pelina

Aharon Ipalé

(Egyptian Defense Minister)

Mary Bailey

(Doc Long's Secretary)

Trish Gallaher Glenn

(Joanne's Assistant)

Nancy Linehan Charles

Daston Kalili

(Mujahideen Translator)

Pasha D. Lychnikoff

(Russian Helicopter Pilot)

Ilia Volok

(Russian Helicopter Pilot)

Alex Lvovsky

(Russian Helicopter Pilot)

Sammy Sheik

(Stinger Mujahideen)

Moneer Yaqubi

(Stinger Mujahideen)

Gabriel Justice

(Stinger Mujahideen)

Siyal Mohammad

(Stinger Presenter)

Quill Roberts

(Stinger Presenter)

Jim Jansen

(Congressional Committee)

Spencer Garrett

(Congressional Committee)

Kevin Cooney

(Congressional Committee)

Erick Avari

(Ari Goldman (uncredited))

Yousuf Azami

(Work Relief Guy (uncredited))

Anthony Azizi

(Orderly (uncredited))

Stephanie D'Abruzzo

(Las Vegas Showgirl / Charlie's Party Guest (uncredited))

Darren Dowler

(Congressman (uncredited))

François Duhamel

(French Photographer (uncredited))

David M. Edelstien

(Hotel Manager (uncredited))

Matthew Herington

(Afghan Refugee (uncredited))

Mueen Jahan Ahmad

(Bodyguard (uncredited))

Jody Jaress

(VIP Party Guest (uncredited))

Alexander Kanellakos

(Texas Millionaire (uncredited))

Igor Korošec

(USSR Gunner 2 (uncredited))

Richard Lawrence

(Senators Aide (uncredited))

Daniel Lench

(Party Goer #1 (uncredited))

Tucker Maloney

(CIA Operative (uncredited))

J. Patrick McCormack

(Senator (uncredited))

Ambria Miscia

(Vegas Showgirl (uncredited))

Kazu Nagahama

(Japanese Tourist (uncredited))

Mara New

(Extra (uncredited))

Tom Ohmer

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Ron Ostrow

(Congressional Committee #5 (uncredited))

J. Woodward Palmer

(Bartender (uncredited))

Mary Linda Phillips

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Dan Rather

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

John Robert

(Congressional Committee (uncredited))

Gubbi Sigurdsson

(Doc Long's Aide (uncredited))

Cynthia Silver

(Charlie's Party Guest (uncredited))

Cassidy Smith

(Afghan Girl (uncredited))

Nicole Smolen

(Afghan Girl (uncredited))

Leo Solomon

(Freedom Fighter (uncredited))

Rachel Style

(Blodgett - CIA Cafeteria Cashier (uncredited))

Jackie Swanson

(Texas Socialite (uncredited))

Shaun Toub

(Hassan (uncredited))

Kyle Vogt

(Male Party Guest #4 (uncredited))

Kurt Yaeger

(Afghani Refugee (uncredited))