Lord of War (2005)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Andrew Niccol

Writer (WGA):

Andrew Niccol (written by)

Release Date:

16 syyskuu 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The first and most important rule of gun-running is: never get shot with your own merchandise.

Plot:

An arms dealer confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an Interpol agent.

Plot Keywords:

Arms Dealer | 1980s | Interpol | Immigrant | Cold War

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Lord of War (France)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, drug use, language and sexuality.

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English | Ukrainian | German | Spanish | Russian | French | Arabic | Turkish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #41968) | Ireland:16 | Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:R-13 (cut) | Brazil:16 | Taiwan:R-18 | Australia:MA | Norway:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Sweden:15 | Czech Republic:12 | France:-12 | Canada:18A (Ontario/British Columbia/Saskatchewan) | Singapore:M18 | Germany:16 | Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Hungary:16 | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:15 (theatrical rating) (cut) | South Korea:18 (DVD rating) (uncut) | Malaysia:18PL | Japan:R-15 | Spain:18

Filming Locations:

Bozi Dar aerodrome, Bozi Dar, Czech Republic

Company:

Entertainment Manufacturing Company

Trivia:

The character, Colonel Oliver Southern, is an obvious nod to Lt Col. Oliver North who was tried, and ultimately pardoned, for selling arms to Iran to raise money to support the Contra movement in Nicaragua.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): During the 1983 arms fair, Orlov claims the Simeon Weisz sold the Exocet missiles used in the Falklands war. Those particular Exocet missiles (French made air-ship weapons used by the Argentinean Armada against the Royal Navy) were directly brought by Argentinean president Leopoldo Galtieri from the French government. In fact, this resulted in an unpleasant reunion involving French president Mitterand and the British government under Prime Minister Thatcher during the peak of hostilities. No arms dealers were involved, but it is possible that for film reasons movie makers made it so.

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.

Movie Connections:

References Rambo III (1988)

Soundtrack:

La Vie en Rose

Lord of War is the Lord of Movies this year.

Yuri Orlov(Nicolas Cage) tells his humorous, disturbing, and tragic story of coming from nothing to becoming the greatest gun-runner in the world.

Lord of War could not have been made better. The narration by cage was not only hysterical but when needed to be, emotional. The acting was the best this year. Cage showed me that he could find a character that actually fit him and the supporting cast with Jared Leto and Bridget Moynahan was incredible. I have never seen a movie that was so funny and so dramatic since my viewing of American Beauty.

The writing was beautiful. There is nothing more to say about it. It was just B-e-a-t-i-f-u-l. The movie is also very entertaining which can't be said about most dramatic movies but then again this movie is more than just dramatic, it's in it's own category! The story is gripping and makes you want Cage to succeed in his illegal actions after you have seen the other side of his criminal lifestyle. It characterizes every day warlords to the point where you understand them and sympathize for them and maybe even blame the American government due to fact that it is based on actual events. Overall, the movie was incredible and honestly one of the best this year.

I highly recommend this movie.