The True Story of Charlie Wilson
2007-06-12 | Documentary / TV Movie
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A playboy congressman, an outcast CIA operative, and a socialite steer over $300 million of the United States Government’s money — in an era when Reagan couldn’t raise $19 million for the Contras — to fund a covert war intended to turn Afghanistan into “Russia’s Vietnam.” Is this a joke? Is this some improbable work of fiction? Who are these wildly eccentric figures? How did they pull it off? In this special presentation from THE HISTORY CHANNEL® discover the intricate details of this incredible, fascinating and completely true series of events. Learn how Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson allied with CIA agent Gust Avrakotos and Houston philanthropist Joanne Herring to secretly bankroll the Afghan Mujahideen’s resistance to the Soviet Union. Retrace the behind-the-scenes machinations that led to the CIA’s largest and most successful campaign ever. And understand the wide-ranging and long-lasting implications of this little-known episode.
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On September 06, 2024, the IMDB rating of The True Story of Charlie Wilson is 7.0/10, Rotten Tomato rating is 0/100, Metacritic rating is 0/100, TMDB rating is 6.0/10.
A playboy congressman, an outcast CIA operative, and a socialite steer over $300 million of the United States Government’s money — in an era when Reagan couldn’t raise $19 million for the Contras — to fund a covert war intended to turn Afghanistan into “Russia’s Vietnam.” Is this a joke? Is this some improbable work of fiction? Who are these wildly eccentric figures? How did they pull it off? In this special presentation from THE HISTORY CHANNEL® discover the intricate details of this incredible, fascinating and completely true series of events. Learn how Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson allied with CIA agent Gust Avrakotos and Houston philanthropist Joanne Herring to secretly bankroll the Afghan Mujahideen’s resistance to the Soviet Union. Retrace the behind-the-scenes machinations that led to the CIA’s largest and most successful campaign ever. And understand the wide-ranging and long-lasting implications of this little-known episode..
The director of The True Story of Charlie Wilson is David Keane, the writer is Terrence Henry, Aaron Bowden.
The release date of The True Story of Charlie Wilson is June 12, 2007.
The runtime of The True Story of Charlie Wilson is 94 minutes.
On September 06, 2024, there were 646 public reaction to The True Story of Charlie Wilson including gaslighting, heavily flawed, somewhat flawed, Spaghetti Western, mischievous.
The genre of The True Story of Charlie Wilson is Documentary,TV Movie.
The casts of The True Story of Charlie Wilson are Frank V. Gaide starring as Charlie Wilson, Joanne Herring starring as Self, Michelle McClory starring as Carrol Shannon, Melanie Morgan starring as Joanne Herring, Rene Napoli starring as Drug Dealer, Aaron Sorkin starring as Self.
The certification of The True Story of Charlie Wilson is NR.