Lord of War [Blu-ray]

Director: Andrew Niccol, Keoni Waxman Andrew Niccol

Overview

One man demonstrates how to get rich selling warring nations the tools of their deadly trade in this dark comedy drama. Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage) is an opportunistic businessman who stumbled into a gold mine after the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Huge caches of Soviet weapons became available at bargain prices (and even for free if one wasn't above stealing), and as literally billions of dollars' worth of Soviet military technology disappeared, it began finding its way into the hands of weapons dealers eager to sell it to the highest bidder. Orlov was one such dealer who found plenty of buyers for guns and military gear in unstable Third World nations, who paid cash and didn't appreciate too many questions. Orlov's exploits in the arms business quickly made him a very rich man, but they've also led to some unwanted attention from Jack Valentine (Ethan Hawke), an Interpol agent who is convinced Orlov isn't playing by the rules. Inspired by a true story, Lord of War also features Jared Leto, Ian Holm, Bridget Moynahan, and Donald Sutherland.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/27/2006
UPC:	0031398191506
Original Release:	2005
Rating:	R
Source:	LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Surround EX, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:01:00
Sales rank:	17,931

Special Features

1080p high definition; 16x9 widescreen version; 6.1 DTS-ES discrete audio; 5.1 Dlby Digital Surround EX audio; English and Spanish subtitles; Interactive menus powered my Metamenu Technology; Change audio mix, subtitle language of jump to any scene ant amy time - even during playback

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Nicolas Cage	Yuri Orlov,Vladimir
Jared Leto	Vitaly Orlov
Ethan Hawke	Jack Valentine
Bridget Moynahan	Ava Fontaine
Shake Toukhmanian	Irina Orlov
Jean-Pierre Nshanian	Anatoly Orlov
Ian Holm	Simeon Weisz
Jared Burke	Ukrainian Mobster
Eric Uys	Ukrainian Mobster
David Shumbris	Ukrainian Mobster,Actor
Stewart Morgan	Ukrainian Mobster
Jasper Lenz	Gregor
Kobus Marx	Boris
Stephan De Abreu	Liev
Jeremy Crutchley	Arms Fair Salesman
Tanya Finch	Ingrid
Lize Jooste	Natasha
Yaseen Abdullah	Lebanese Customer
Donald Sutherland	Col. Oliver Southern
David Harman	Col. Oliver Southern
Neil Tweddle	Col. Oliver Southern
Prosper Hakiziman	Somalian Freedom Fighter
Chi Zhang Yi	Borneo Officer
Sajad Khan	Mujahadeen Leader
John Sferopoulos	Freighter Captain
Gamiet Petersen	'Kono' Painter
Danie Struwig	Interpol Agent Ryan
Jack Niccol	Young Nicolai
Annelene Terblanche	Angel
Stanislav Majer	Ukrainian Guard
Evgeniy Lazarev	Uncle Dmitri
Zdenek Pechacek	Ukraine Major
Larissa Bond	Alena
Sammi Rotibi	Andre Baptiste Jr.
Gugulethu Zulu	Andre's Driver
Debbie Jones	Cheerleader Mariama
Mirriam Ngomani	Cheerleader Asura
Eamonn Walker	Andre Baptiste Sr.
Tayo Oyekoya	Liberian Lieutenant
Dexter Nwanya Jr.	Hotel Africa Porter
Yule Masiteng	Head Porter
Liya Kebede	Faith
Jasmine Burgess	Gloria
Siyamthanda Ndlangalavu	Boy Lieutenant
Tanit Phoenix	Candy
Kutcha Hardy	Interpol Agent Maxwell
Konstantin Egorov	Aleksei
Vadim Dobrin	Leonid
Steven Seagal	Actor
Marlaina Mah	Actor
Vitaly Kravchenco	Actor
Jesse Hutch	Actor
Terry Chen	Actor
Mike Dopud	Actor
Byron Mann	Actor
Byron Lawson	Actor
Jerry Wasserman	Actor
Shawn C. Orr	Actor
Vincent Cheng	Actor
Fraser Aitcheson	Actor
Aidan Dee	Actor
Shake Tukhmanyan	Actor
Gamiet Peterson	'Kono' Painter
Tony Caprari	Raoul
Weston Cage Coppola	Vladimir
Stephen Gregory	Actor
Antonio Pinto	Composer

Technical Credits

Andrew Niccol

Keoni Waxman

Andrew Niccol	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Yann Blondel	Special Effects
Nicolas Cage	Producer
Norman Golightly	Producer,Producer
Chris Roberts	Producer,Producer
Teri-Lin Robertson	Producer
Philippe Rousselet	Producer
Andreas Grosch	Producer,Producer
Keoni Waxman	Director,Screenwriter
Doran Chandler	Producer
Rose Collins	Producer
Artemio Benki	Producer
Greig Buckle	Producer
Bradley Cramp	Executive Producer,Producer
Christopher Eberts	Executive Producer,Producer
Fabrice Gianfermi	Executive Producer,Producer
Gary Hamilton	Executive Producer,Producer
Michael Mendelsohn	Executive Producer,Producer
Andreas Schmid	Executive Producer,Producer
James D. Stern	Executive Producer,Producer
G.A. Aguilar	Stunts
Rick Canelli	Sound Effects
Darren Goldberg	Producer
Douglas Hansen	Producer
Ronaldo Vasconcellos	Producer,Executive Producer
Dane A. Davis	Sound Effects
Mindy Marin	Casting
Derek Mansvelt	Sound/Sound Designer
Phillippe Rousselot	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Chalk up another tour de force for Nicolas Cage, whose eccentric turn as a sardonic arms dealer ranks among his very best characterizations and further distinguishes an already noteworthy film. Lord of War follows the checkered career of Yuri Orlov (Cage), the oldest son of Ukrainian immigrants, whose entrepreneurial career begins when he sells guns to Russian mobsters in Brooklyn's Little Odessa. He eventually graduates to international weapons trafficking, with a client list that includes Middle East despots and African warlords. Along the way he juggles the demands of family -- represented by his loyal but materialistic wife (Bridget Moynahan) and drug-addicted younger brother (Jared Leto) -- with such professional concerns as competition from an aging pro (Ian Holm) and the dogged pursuit of an idealistic Interpol agent (Ethan Hawke). Director Andrew Niccol (Gattaca) sets a mordant tone from the start with a bravura opening-credits sequence that follows a bullet (from its point of view) from a munitions factory to its eventual human target. Lord of War isn’t entirely consistent; it careens from black comedy to high tragedy, and Orlov's radical metamorphosis in the final reels smacks of revival-meeting moralism. Still, there’s much to enjoy in this well-developed, cleverly dialogued yarn, one of Cage’s most substantial a films since Leaving Las Vegas.