Based on the book by George Crile.

Bonus features: The Making of "Charlie Wilson's War" (an inside look at the making of the film featuring interviews with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts) ; Who is Charlie Wilson? (a profile of the real Charlie Wilson, featuring interviews with Charlie Wilson, Joanne Herring, Tom Hanks, Aaron Sorkin and Mike Nichols). Bonus features not rated, not all subtitled.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007.

Title from disc label.

Director of photography, Stephen Goldblatt ; editors, John Bloom, Antonia Van Drimmelen ; music, James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Albert Wolsky ; production designer, Victor Kempster.

Tom Hanks, Amy Adams, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman.

In the early 1980s, Charlie Wilson is best known as a womanizing US congressional representative from Texas. He seemed to be in the minor leagues, except for the fact that he is a member of two major foreign policy and covert-ops committees. However, once Charlie is prodded by his major conservative supporter, Joanne Herring, Wilson learns about the plight of the people who are suffering from the effects of the brutal Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. With the help of the maverick CIA agent, Gust Avrakotos, Wilson dedicates his canny political efforts to supply the Afghan mujahideen with the weapons and support needed to defeat the Soviet Union. Ultimately, Charlie learns that while military victory can be obtained, there are other consequences and prices to that fight that are ignored to everyone's sorrow. Based on a true story.

MPAA rating: R; for stronge language, nudity/sexual content and drug use.

DVD; region 1, NTSC, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; 501 Dolby Digital, dual layer format.

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles.