Lord of War
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| Directed by | Andrew Niccol |
| Produced by | Andrew Niccol Chris Roberts Nicolas Cage |
| Written by | Andrew Niccol |
| Starring | Nicolas Cage Jared Leto Bridget Moynahan Ian Holm Ethan Hawke |
| Narrated by | Nicolas Cage |
| Music by | Antonio Pinto |
| Cinematography | Amir Mokri |
| Edited by | Zach Staenberg |
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| Distributed by | Lionsgate Films |
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Release date
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September 16, 2005 (USA) January 4, 2006 (France) February 16, 2006 (Germany) |
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Running time
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123 minutes |
| Country | United States Germany France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $50 million |
| Box office | $72.6 million |
Lord of War is a 2005 war crime film written, produced, and directed by Andrew Niccol, and co-produced by and starring Nicolas Cage. It was released in the United States on September 16, 2005, with the DVD following on January 17, 2006, and the Blu-ray Disc on July 27, 2006. Cage plays an illegal arms dealer, inspired by the stories of several real-life arms dealers and smugglers. The film was officially endorsed by the human rights group Amnesty International for highlighting the arms trafficking by the international arms industry.
The subject and the topics covered are reminiscent of an Italian film of 1974 (directed and starring Alberto Sordi) While There's War There's Hope.
In the early 1980s, Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage), the eldest son of Ukranian refugees, is visiting a Brighton Beach restaurant, where he witnesses a Russian mobster kill two would-be assassins with a Kalashnikov assault rifle. He is inspired to go into the arms trade, comparing the constant need for weapons to the similar human need for food. At his father's synagogue, he contacts an Israeli to obtain an illegal Uzi. After completing the first sale, Yuri convinces his brother Vitaly (Jared Leto) to become his partner, and they leave their jobs at the family restaurant behind.
Yuri's first big break comes in the 1982 Lebanon War, when he sells guns to all sides of the conflict, despite witnessing war crimes and atrocities. As Yuri becomes more successful in the war's aftermath, his business comes to the attention of Interpol, and in particular idealistic agent Jack Valentine (Ethan Hawke). Valentine is after glory rather than money, making it impossible for Yuri to bribe him.
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