Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts star in this true story about a Texas congressman who single-handedly drove the funding of Afghan guerrillas in the 1980's in order to beat back the Soviet invasion. Based on the book by George Crile.
Primary Title
- Charlie Wilson's War
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 14 August 2011
Release Year
- 2007
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 40
Duration
- 130:00
Channel
- TV3
Broadcaster
- MediaWorks Television
Programme Description
- Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts star in this true story about a Texas congressman who single-handedly drove the funding of Afghan guerrillas in the 1980's in order to beat back the Soviet invasion. Based on the book by George Crile.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Wilson, Charles, 1933--Drama.
- Afghanistan--History--Soviet occupation, 1979-1989--Drama.
- United States. Congress--Committees--Drama.
- Legislators--United States--Drama.
- Feature films--United States
Genres
- Biography
- Comedy
- Drama
Contributors
- Mike Nichols (Director)
- Aaron Sorkin (Writer)
- George Crile (Writer)
- Tom Hanks (Actor)
- Julia Roberts (Actor)
- Philip Seymour Hoffman (Actor)
- Gary Goetzman (Producer)
- Tom Hanks (Producer)
- James Newton Howard (Composer)
- Universal Pictures (Production Unit)
- Relativity Media (Production Unit)
- Participant Media (Production Unit)
- Playtone (Production Unit)
- MP Munich Pape Filmproductions (Production Unit)
- Good Time Charlie Productions (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Wilson, Charles, 1933--Drama.
- Afghanistan--History--Soviet occupation, 1979-1989--Drama.
- United States. Congress--Committees--Drama.
- Legislators--United States--Drama.
- Feature films--United States