Lord of War

Lord of War
Lord of War
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andrew Niccol
Written by	Andrew Niccol
Produced by	Andreas Grosch; Norm Golightly; Andrew Niccol; Chris Roberts; Christopher Eberts; Nicolas Cage; Philippe Rousselet;
Starring	Nicolas Cage; Jared Leto; Bridget Moynahan; Ian Holm; Ethan Hawke;
Cinematography	Amir Mokri
Edited by	Zach Staenberg
Music by	Antonio Pinto
Production; companies	Entertainment Manufacturing Company; Saturn Films; Ascendant Pictures; VIP 3 Medienfonds;
Distributed by	Lions Gate Films (United States); 20th Century Fox (Germany, via Metro Goldwyn Mayer); Arclight Films (international)
Release date	September 16, 2005 (United States);
Running time	122 minutes
Countries	United States; Germany
Language	English
Budget	$42-60 million
Box office	$72.6 million

Lord of War is a 2005 crime-drama film written and directed by Andrew Niccol. It stars Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan, Ethan Hawke, and Eamonn Walker in primary roles. The plot follows an unscrupulous Ukrainian-American man named Yuri Orlov (portrayed by Cage) as he participates in the global arms trafficking industry in the years preceding and succeeding the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The film was released in the United States by Lions Gate Films on September 16, 2005, and grossed US$72.6 million at the box office, making it a financial disappointment.

Critical reception was mixed. Many publications praised the opening sequence's messaging, along with Cage's performance as Yuri.^[5] Others criticized the film's lack of focus and handling of Yuri's character.

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