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Lord of War (2005) -- Trailer for this action film starring Nicholas Cage as a gun runner
Lord of War (2005) -- An arms dealer confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an Interpol agent.
Lord of War (2005) -- An arms dealer (Cage) confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an Interpol agent (Hawke).
Lord of War (2005) -- An arms dealer (Cage) confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an Interpol agent (Hawke).
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Overview

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Writer (WGA):
Andrew Niccol (written by)
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Release Date:
16 September 2005 (USA) more
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The first and most important rule of gun-running is: never get shot with your own merchandise. more
Plot:
An arms dealer confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an Interpol agent. full summary | full synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Nicolas Cage ... Yuri Orlov

Bridget Moynahan ... Ava Fontaine

Jared Leto ... Vitaly Orlov
Shake Tukhmanyan ... Irina Orlov (as Shake Toukhmanian)
Jean-Pierre Nshanian ... Anatoly Orlov

Jared Burke ... Ukrainian Mobster

Eric Uys ... Ukrainian Mobster

David Shumbris ... Ukrainian Mobster
Stewart Morgan ... Ukrainian Mobster
Jasper Lenz ... Gregor
Stephen Gregor ... Eli Kurtzman
Kobus Marx ... Boris
Stephan De Abreu ... Liev

Jeremy Crutchley ... Arms Fair Salesman

Ian Holm ... Simeon Weisz
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Lord of War (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence, drug use, language and sexuality.
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122 min
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The Antonov An-12 airplane number 9Q-CIH filmed in the movie was owned by a Russian citizen Evgeny Zakharov. On January 8, 2005, the plane crashed at Bukalaza, Uganda; all six crew members were killed. The plane departed Entebbe airport with destination Kinshasa. It was reportedly carrying humanitarian relief items. more
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Miscellaneous: When Ava Fontaine inters the container used for Yuri Orlov's gun running business the first section of guns are as follows "Top AK-47", "Bottom M-16 or AR-15" but when the camera shows Ava's perspective they are "Top M-16 or AR-15", "Bottom M-16 or AR-15" and then back to the "Middle AK-47", "Bottom M-16 or AR-15" when the camera pulls away form her perspective. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Yuri Orlov: [voiceover] You don't have to worry. I'm not gonna tell you a pack of lies to make me look good. I'm just gonna tell you what happened.
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159 out of 202 people found the following comment useful.
The Truth About Guns & Wars, 16 September 2005
9/10
Author: sirjonxo from United States

Many people might walk away from this one not feeling "entertained" because it's not your typical Hollywood thriller. It's not a "Feel Good" movie you should take a date on in the hopes of coming away high on life and hand in hand. It's a movie that'll make you think and might disturb the uninformed viewer who knows little about the politics of war.

This is a movie based on actual events (that means it's a movie that has some truth to it). From what I heard the director made quite a bit of research of the gun running world when creating this movie.

This movie takes a look at the gun running business through the story of one particular trafficker played by Cage. It goes through two decades of wars & conflicts and how the business and politics of gun running works. Cage is the middle man in that world, who navigates through it very professionally and coolly. Cage's character is made to be likable, but not a hero by any means.

Many people may think that this movie depicts certain cultures and races in a bad light, but if you know anything about history and keep up to date with world events you'll understand the truth behind these portrayals.

The movie is interesting because it is as close as to a realistic look to arms trafficking as Hollywood could produce without making a documentary. It's refreshing because of this.

I hope people see this movie because it very much shows the truth behind how wars are supplied and how the richest nations in the world have done this for the ultimate prize… that thing that makes the world go round – Money.

The movie as a whole is produced very well and the acting and cinematography is up to par with the type of film it is (as mentioned before, don't expect a big production Hollywood action flick).

Don't expect your typical Hollywood ending here either.

(I'd compare this movie with Buffalo Soldiers (2001) with Joaquin Phoenix)

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