Lord of War

Year:

2005

Duration:

122 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.6

Director:

Andrew Niccol

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2005-09-16

Filming Locations: Bozi Dar aerodrome, Bozi Dar, Czech Republic

Earnings

Budget: $50,000,000

Opening Weekend: $9,390,144 (USA) (18 September 2005)

Gross: $24,149,632 (USA) (19 July 2012)

Cast

Actor

Character

Tanit Phoenix

Nicolas Cage

Yuri Orlov

Bridget Moynahan

Ava Fontaine

Jared Leto

Vitaly Orlov

Shake Tukhmanyan

Irina Orlov

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

Tanya Finch

Ingrid

Lize Jooste

Natasha

Yaseen Abdullah

Lebanese Customer

Donald Sutherland

Colonel Oliver Southern (voice)

David Harman

Colonel Oliver Southern

Neil Tweddle

Colonel Oliver Southern

Prosper Hakiziman

Somalian Freedom Fighter

Chi Zhang Yi

Borneo Officer (as Yi Chi Zhang)

Sajad Khan

Mujahadeen Leader

John Sferopoulos

Freighter Captain

Gamiet Peterson

'Kono' Painter (as Gamiet Petersen)

Ethan Hawke

Jack Valentine

Danie Struwig

Interpol Agent Ryan

Tony Caprari

Raoul (as Toni Caprari)

Jack Niccol

Young Nicolai

Annelene Terblanche

Angel

Stanislav Majer

Ukrainian Guard

Evgeniy Lazarev

General Dmitri (as Eugene Lazarev)

Zdenek Pechácek

Ukraine Major (as Zdenek Pechacek)

Weston Cage

Vladimir

Larissa Bond

Alena

Sammi Rotibi

Andre Baptiste Junior

Gugulethu 'Gugu' Zulu

Andre's Driver

Debbie Jones

Cheerleader Mariama

Mirriam Ngomani

Cheerleader Asura

Eamonn Walker

Andre Baptiste Senior

Tayo Oyekoya

Liberian Lieutenant

Dexter Nwanya

Hotel Africa Porter (as Dexter Nwanya Jr.)

Yule Masiteng

Head Porter

Liya Kebede

Faith

Jasmine Burgess

Gloria

Siyamthanda Ndlangalavu

Boy Lieutenant

Kutcha

Interpol Agent Maxwell (as Kutcha Hardy)

Konstantin Egorov

Aleksei

Vadim Dobrin

Leonid

Hlomla Dandala

Interpol Pilot

Tony Kgoroge

Mbizi

Young Bakubas

Hotel Africa Band

Jerry Mofokeng

Ernest

Mzwanele Jafta

General 'No Living Thing'

Carlin April

Jewel

Masisi Ndlumbini

Sadio

Bupe Chanda

Saran

Sonni Chidiebere

Monrovian Militiaman (as Sonni Genius Chidiebere)

Sydney Hall

Monrovian Militiaman

Nalu Tripician

Older Nicolai

Jonathan Ave

Interpol Agent James

Akin Omotoso

General Solomon

Steve Ruge

A.T.F. Agent Callahan (as Steven Ruge)

Ali Mk

Sudan Border Guard

Mohamed Omar

Sudan Border Guard

David Aranovich

Additional Russian Voices (voice) (uncredited)

Mikhail Gorbachev

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Stephen Hughes

Bodyguard (uncredited)

Jean-Michel Richaud

Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)

Inna Swann

Additional Russian Voices (voice) (uncredited)

Ryan Tygh

Rehab Orderly (uncredited)

Patrick John Walton

FBI Agent / Ukraine Major (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Kono, the name which the ship is changed to, is a diamond-rich area of Sierra Leone, name for a tribe that lives there.

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The jets seen on display at the Berlin Arms Show are Blackburn Buccaneers.

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Nicolas Cage's Yuri Orlov is largely based on the exploits of international arms dealer Viktor Bout, a former Soviet officer, who was finally arrested by Thai authorities in March 2008. Bout, known as the "Merchant of Death," was trying to make a deal with American agents who were posing as FARC insurgents when he was apprehended. After languishing in a Bangkok prison awaiting extradition by the US, he was tried, found guilty and awaits sentencing in a Manhattan prison. The quote from Orlov seems appropriate, "I know that just because they needed me that day didn't mean that they wouldn't make me a scapegoat the next." As a further reference, Orlov's father is named Anatoly just like Bout's father.

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Goofs

A Liberian guard wears a beret with an emblem of two crossed swords on oak leaves. This is a German emblem. However it is not uncommon for soldiers in West African armies to not be issued official fatigues or uniforms. Instead they often will wear second hand clothing that they find in the local markets. It is possible that the soldier bought the old German army beret.

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When Yuri is in his apartment looking down out the window, you can see the Interpol truck is almost completely in the sun. In the next shot, when you see Jack stepping out of the truck, the entire truck is in the shade.

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The newspaper Yuri reads to his brother is dated Wednesday July 7, 1983, however, the headline story "Arias Peace Plan Calls for Stabilizing Central America" occurred August 7, 1987.

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Quotes

Ava Fontaine: I don't care if it's legal! It's wrong.

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Simeon Weisz: The problem with gun runners going to war, is that there is no shortage of ammunition.

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Yuri Orlov: There are two types of tragedies in life. One is not getting what you want, the other is getting it.

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Faq

Q

What is meant by the characters when they refer to an 'end user certificate'?

A

An end user certificate is a piece of diplomatic documentation which states that weapons purchased in one country will eventually end up being used by the specific country named on the form. In reality illicit arms dealers like Yuri bribe corrupt embassy officials and members of governments to provide them or just fake them entirely, diverting the weapons supplied for the intended recipient elsewhere. This means that even legitimate countries who oppose the black market arms trade can end up providing armaments that end up in the wrong hands.

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