BASED ON THE OUTRAGEOUS TRUE STORY & STARRING ACADEMY AWARD(R) WINNERS TOM
HANKS, JULIA ROBERTS & PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., March 10 /PRNewswire/
OVERVIEW: Academy Award(R) winners Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip
Seymour Hoffman star in 'Charlie Wilson's War', coming to DVD April 22,
2008 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Based on the outrageous
true story about three unlikely heroes who join forces to lead the largest,
most successful covert operation in history, this wickedly funny film is
directed by Academy Award(R) winner Mike Nichols. Emmy Award(R)-winning
screenwriter Aaron Sorkin brings George Crile's best-selling book to the
screen.
DVD BONUS FEATURES:
-- THE MAKING OF "CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR": An inside look at the making of
the film featuring interviews with Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip
Seymour Hoffman.
-- WHO IS CHARLIE WILSON?: A profile of the real Charlie Wilson,
featuring interviews with Charlie Wilson, Joanne Herring, Tom Hanks,
screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and director Mike Nichols.
FILM SYNOPSIS: Charlie Wilson (Hanks) was a bachelor congressman from
Texas whose "Good Time Charlie" exterior masked an extraordinary mind, a
deep sense of patriotism and a passion for the underdog. In the early 1980s
the underdog was Afghanistan -- which had just been brutally invaded by the
Russians. Charlie's longtime friend, patron and sometime lover was Joanne
Herring (Roberts), one of the wealthiest women in Texas and a virulent
anti-communist. Believing the American response to the Russian invasion was
anemic at best, she proded Charlie into doing more for the Mujahideen
(Afghan freedom fighters). Charlie's partner in this uphill endeavor was
CIA Agent Gust Avrakotos (Hoffman), a blue-collar operative in a company of
Ivy League blue bloods. Together, the three of them -- Charlie, Joanne and
Gust -- traveled the world to form unlikely alliances among the Pakistanis,
Israelis, Egyptians, arms dealers, law makers and a belly dancer. Their
success was remarkable. Funding for covert operations against the Soviets
went from $5 million to $1 billion annually. The Red Army retreated out of
Afghanistan. When asked how a group of peasants was able to deliver such a
decisive blow to the army of a superpower, Pakistani President Mohammad Zia
ul-Haq responded simply, "Charlie did it."
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Copyright: 2007 Universal Studios and MP Munich Pape Filmproductions GmbH
& Co. KG. All Rights Reserved.
Selection Number: 61100566 Widescreen; 61100565 Full Frame
Price: $29.98 SRP
Running Time: 1 hour 42 minutes
Layers: Dual Layers
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1; Full Frame 1.33:1
Rating: R for strong language, nudity/sexual content and some drug use.
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
CAST AND FILMMAKERS
Cast: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Ned
Beatty, Emily Blunt, Om Puri, Ken Stott, John Slattery, Denis O'Hare, Jud
Tylor.
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Screenplay by: Aaron Sorkin
Based on the Book by: George Crile
Produced by: Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman
Executive Producers: Celia Costas, Ryan Kavanaugh, Jeff Skoll
Director of Photography: Stephen Goldblatt, ASC, BSC
Production Designer: Victor Kempster
Edited by: John Bloom, Antonia Van Drimmelen
Co-Producer: Mike Haley
Music By: James Newton Howard
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Manager, Online Publicity
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