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Charlie Wilson’s War

Poster for the movie "Charlie Wilson's War"
Poster for the movie "Charlie Wilson's War"

Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

R 102 min - Comedy, Drama, History - 19 December 2007
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In the 1980s U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson, Texas socialite Joanne Herring and CIA agent Gust Avrakotos form an unlikely alliance to boost funding for Afghan freedom fighters in their war against invading Soviets. The trio's successful efforts to finance these covert operations contributes to the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War.

Director:  Mike Nichols
Writers:  Aaron Sorkin
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The Ghost and the Darkness

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The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)

R 109 min - Adventure, Action, Thriller, Horror - 11 October 1996
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Sir Robert Beaumont is behind schedule on a railroad in Africa. Enlisting noted engineer John Henry Patterson to right the ship, Beaumont expects results. Everything seems great until the crew discovers the mutilated corpse of the project's foreman, seemingly killed by a lion. After several more attacks, Patterson calls in famed hunter Charles Remington, who has finally met his match in the bloodthirsty lions.

Director:  Stephen Hopkins
Writers:  William Goldman
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