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MONEY
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Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
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Lord of War
"Where there's a will, there's a weapon."
2005 2h 2m EN
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7.3
SOLID
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62%
FRESH
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62
METACRITIC
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7.6
IMDB
★7.3TMDB · 5,593🍅62%Rotten Tomatoes●62Metacritic★7.6IMDB · 358,467
CrimeDramaThriller
Synopsis
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Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, he must also face his own conscience.
“Where there's a will, there's a weapon.”
Cast
Nicolas Cage
Yuri Orlov
Bridget Moynahan
Ava Fontaine Orlov
Jared Leto
Vitaly Orlov
Ethan Hawke
Jack Valentine
Eamonn Walker
Andre Baptiste Sr.
Ian Holm
Simeon Weisz
Sammi Rotibi
Andre Baptiste Jr.
Tanit Phoenix
Candy
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Andrew Niccol
- Writers
- Andrew Niccol
- Languages
- Arabic, German, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Turkish
- Countries
- France, United States of America, Germany
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 21 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 8 languages: Arabic, German, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Turkish.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: France, United States of America, Germany.
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CINEMA
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Part of the "Lord of War Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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CAST
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243+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Andrew Niccol, shot by Amir Mokri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Antonio Pinto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Andrew Niccol directs. Amir Mokri behind the camera. Antonio Pinto scores. Zach Staenberg cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in France, United States of America, Germany. Dialogue in Arabic, German, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Turkish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
- 2Released 21 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 8 languages: Arabic, German, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Turkish.
- 4International production across 3 countries: France, United States of America, Germany.
- 5Part of the "Lord of War Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 6243+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
- 7Directed by Andrew Niccol, shot by Amir Mokri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 8Original score by Antonio Pinto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 9Editor Zach Staenberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 10Nicolas Cage and Bridget Moynahan and Jared Leto carry the top of the cast.
- 11Marketing tagline: "Where there's a will, there's a weapon.".
- 12IMDB entry: tt0399295 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 13Classified under 14 themes, including "hotel", "new york city", "civil war", "dictator".
- 14Released under 11 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Amir Mokri
- Original score
- Antonio Pinto
- Editing
- Zach Staenberg
- Production design
- Jean-Vincent Puzos
- Costume design
- Elisabetta Beraldo
- Makeup / hair
- Sue Michael
- VFX supervisor
- Yann Blondel
- Stunt coordinator
- Eddie Yansick
- Runtime
- 122 min · 2h 2m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $50,000,000
- Box office
- $72,600,000
- Return
- 145% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 62% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 62/100
- IMDB rating
- 7.6/10 · 358,467 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
2 wins & 3 nominations total
Part of
Lord of War Collection
Also by
Andrew Niccol
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Endgame Entertainment
US
- EN
Entertainment Manufacturing Company
- AS
Ascendant Pictures
US
Saturn Films
US
- RI
Rising Star Productions
US
- CO
Copag V
VIP Medienfonds 3
DE
- MA
Majority Entertainment
Key crew
- ProducerPhilippe Rousselet
- Costume DesignElisabetta Beraldo
- ProducerAndreas Grosch
- ProducerTeri-Lin Robertson
- ProducerNorman Golightly
- ProducerAndrew Niccol
- Art DirectionFred Du Preez
- Production DesignJean-Vincent Puzos
- ProducerNicolas Cage
- ProducerChristopher Roberts
- EditorZach Staenberg
- StuntsMagdalena Wysoczanska
- StuntsKata Timar
- StuntsSophie Poland
- StuntsMorne van Tonder
- StuntsPaulina Skorupska
- StuntsKaren Schroder
- StuntsDanie Sandenbergh
- StuntsNerina Labuschagne
- Sound Effects EditorBill R. Dean
- CastingMindy Marin
- Production CoordinatorJan Seidl
- Executive ProducerBradley Cramp
- Executive ProducerChristopher Eberts
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- hotel
- new york city
- civil war
- dictator
- cold war
- drug addiction
- cocaine
- warlord
- car bomb
- arms dealer
- based on true story
- interpol
- prostitution
- liberia
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2005-09-16R
Also known as
International titles
- El señor de la guerraCL
- Gospodar rataHR
- SõjajumalEE
- Kyríarchos tou PaichnidioúGR
- Oruzheynyy baronRU
- Господар ратаRS
- Gospodar vojneSI
- Zbroynyy baronUA
- O Senhor das ArmasBR
- O Senhor da GuerraPT
- Бог войныRU
