Charlie Wilson's War
2007 film directed by Mike Nichols
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Summary
Charlie Wilson's War is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,057 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: George Crile III[3]
- Director: Mike Nichols[4]
- Screenwriter: Aaron Sorkin[5]
- Composer: James Newton Howard[6]
- Genre: biographical film[7], spy film[8], political drama[9], drama film[10]
- Based on: Charlie Wilson's War[11]
- Cast member: Tom Hanks[12], Julia Roberts[13], Philip Seymour Hoffman[14], Om Puri[15], Emily Blunt[16], Amy Adams[17], Shiri Appleby[18], Ned Beatty[19], Rachel Nichols[20], Erick Avari[21], John Slattery[22], Jud Tylor[23], Ken Stott[24], Mary Bonner Baker[25]
- Producer: Tom Hanks[26]
- Production company: Relativity Media[27]
- Director of photography: Stephen Goldblatt[28]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[29]
- Distribution format: video on demand[30]
- Review score: 7/10[31], 82%[32], 67/100[33]
- Color: color[34]
- Country of origin: United States[35], Germany[36]
- Publication date: December 10, 2007[37], February 7, 2008[38]
- Characters: Charlie Wilson[39], Joanne Herring[40], Gust Avrakotos[41], Clarence Long[42], Michael G. Vickers[43], Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq[44]
- Distributed by: UIP-Dunafilm[45], Netflix[46]
- Narrative location: Washington, D.C.[47]
- Official website: http://www.charliewilsonswar.net/[48], http://www.hayakawa-online.co.jp/product/books/90334.html[49]
- Main subject: Charlie Wilson[50]
- Film editor: John Bloom[51]
Product Details
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Release type: Album[52]
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Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[53]
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First release date: 2007-01-01[54]
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Community tags: soundtrack[55]
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MusicBrainz ID: 8f2c8968-f429-37d1-ab27-409b9ecf2918[56]
Why It Matters
Charlie Wilson's War has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]