Lord of War (2005)

Director:

Andrew Niccol

Writer (WGA):

Andrew Niccol (written by)

Release Date:

16 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Blood Diamonds | Bullet Point Of View | Brother Brother Relationship | Christmas Tree | United Nations Mission

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Nicolas Cage	...	Yuri Orlov
Bridget Moynahan	...	Ava Fontaine Orlov
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
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
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 Orlov
Annelene Terblanche	...	Angel
Stanislav Majer	...	Ukrainian Guard
Yevgeni Lazarev	...	General Dmitri Orlov, Yuri's uncle (as Eugene Lazarev)
Zdenek Pechácek	...	Ukraine Major
Weston Cage	...	Vladimir
Larissa Bond	...	Alena
Sammi Rotibi	...	Andre Baptiste Jr.
Gugulethu 'Gugu' Zulu	...	Andre's Driver
Debbie Jones	...	Cheerleader Mariama
Mirriam Ngomani	...	Cheerleader Asura
Eamonn Walker	...	Andre Baptiste Sr.
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
Tanit Phoenix	...	Candy
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 Orlov
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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mikhail Gorbachev	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jean-Michel Richaud	...	Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Inna Swann	...	Additional Russian voices (voice) (uncredited)
Steve J. Termath	...	FBI Agent Chris Durant (uncredited)
Patrick Walton Jr.	...	FBI Agent / Ukraine Major (uncredited)

Directed by
Andrew Niccol

Writing credits (WGA)
Andrew Niccol		(written by)

Produced by
Artemio Benki	....	line producer: Czech Republic
Greig Buckle	....	line producer
Nicolas Cage	....	producer
Bradley Cramp	....	executive producer
Cyril de Baecque	....	assistant producer: South Africa
Christopher Eberts	....	executive producer
Fabrice Gianfermi	....	executive producer
Darren Goldberg	....	line producer
Norman Golightly	....	producer
Andreas Grosch	....	producer (as Andy Grosch)
Gary Hamilton	....	executive producer
Douglas Hansen	....	co-producer (as Douglas E. Hansen)
Michael Mendelsohn	....	executive producer
Andrew Niccol	....	producer
Chris Roberts	....	producer
Teri-Lin Robertson	....	producer
Philippe Rousselet	....	producer
Andreas Schmid	....	executive producer
James D. Stern	....	executive producer
Ronaldo Vasconcellos	....	executive line producer
Jim Vidal	....	associate producer (as James E. Vidal)

Original Music by
Antonio Pinto

Cinematography by
Amir M. Mokri		(director of photography) (as Amir Mokri)

Film Editing by
Zach Staenberg

Casting by
Mindy Marin

Production Design by
Jean-Vincent Puzos

Art Direction by
Michael Berg
Mike Berg
Stephen H. Carter

Set Decoration by
Fred Du Preez

Costume Design by
Elisabetta Beraldo

Makeup Department
Chiara Allegrucci	....	extras key hair stylist: South Africa
Chiara Allegrucci	....	extras key makeup artist: South Africa
Qodi Armstrong	....	second hair stylist: New York (as Qody Armstrong)
Claudia Campobasso	....	additional hair stylist: South Africa
Claudia Campobasso	....	additional makeup artist: South Africa
Jirí Farkas	....	key hair stylist: Czech Republic
Jirí Farkas	....	key makeup artist: Czech Republic
Patricia Grande	....	key hair stylist: New York
Gloria Grant	....	second makeup artist: New York
Fernanda Luz	....	key hairdresser: South Africa
Sue Michael	....	key hair designer
Sue Michael	....	key makeup artist
Johanni Nel	....	additional hair stylist: South Africa
Johanni Nel	....	additional makeup artist: South Africa
Eva Polywka	....	key makeup artist: New York
Jaroslav Samal	....	makeup artist: Czech Republic
Christa Schoeman	....	key makeup artist: South Africa
Melissa Slabbert	....	additional hair stylist: South Africa
Melissa Slabbert	....	additional makeup artist: South Africa
Larry Waggoner	....	hairdresser: Mr. Cage
Allen Weisinger	....	makeup artist: Mr. Cage

Production Management
Ivan Filus	....	production manager
Thérèsa Ryan	....	production manager: South Africa
Natalie Samanon	....	post-production supervisor
Beetle Van Graan	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dale Butler	....	co-second assistant director: South Africa (as Dale K. Butler)
Maya Choldin	....	second assistant director: New York
Robert Dickerson Jr.	....	second second assistant director: New York (as Rob Dickerson Jr.)
Fiona Gosden	....	second assistant director
Petr Hartl	....	second assistant director: Czech Republic
Michael T. Meador	....	first assistant director: New York (as Michael Meador)
Marcy Patterson	....	dga trainee
Matthew Penry-Davey	....	first assistant director
Dan Sura	....	second second assistant director: Czech Republic
Corry John Turner	....	third assistant director: South Africa (as Corry Turner)

Art Department
Mathilde Abraham	....	preproduction art director: Paris
Mark Auret	....	property master
Lilith Bekmezian	....	assistant art director
Lilith Bekmezian	....	concept artist
William Boyes	....	stand-by props
James Donahue	....	camera scenic artist
Cuan Eveleigh	....	stand-by props
Alex Gorodetsky	....	charge scenic artist
Deborah Jensen	....	assistant art director
Sara Jones	....	props: South Africa
Josie Minty	....	prop buyer
Fabien Ouvrard	....	conceptual designer
Edouard Pallardy	....	painter
Garry Pastore	....	set dresser
Boris Rivett-Carnac	....	assistant property master
Daniel Rosenfeld	....	scenic shopman
Julio Scholze	....	props
Brendan Smithers	....	construction manager
Kelly Solomon	....	art department coordinator: New York
Cameon Thackwell	....	lead swing
Holly Watson	....	graphic artist

Sound Department
Nancy Barker	....	first assistant sound editor
Lance Brown	....	additional sound pre-mixing
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Valerie Davidson	....	supervising foley editor
Dane A. Davis	....	supervising sound editor
William R. Dean	....	sound effects editor (as Bill R. Dean)
Julia Evershade	....	supervising adr editor
Susan Fitz-Simon	....	additional foley artist
Stephanie Flack	....	dialogue editor
Tim Gomillion	....	sound recordist
Doug Hemphill	....	sound re-recording mixer (as D.M. Hemphill)
Arthur Kondouries	....	boom operator
Eric Lindemann	....	additional sound pre-mixing
Eric Lindemann	....	supervising sound editor (as Eric Warren Lindemann)
Kim Maitland	....	sound recordist
Tod A. Maitland	....	sound mixer: New York
Derek Mansvelt	....	sound mixer
Paul Massey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Marla McGuire	....	foley editor (as Marla Maguire)
Carey Milbradt	....	foley mixer
Monique Reymond	....	foley artist
Jacob Riehle	....	assistant sound editor
Will Riley	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Michael Scott	....	boom operator
William Stein	....	re-recording engineer
Nathan Whitehead	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Leon Breytenbach	....	special effects pyrotechnician: South Africa
J.C. Brotherhood	....	special effects coordinator: New York
Anthony Du Plessis	....	special effects assistant: South Africa
Chris Jordan	....	special effects foreman: New York
Mick 'Stuntie' Milligan	....	special effects assistant
Morgan Pitts	....	special effects technician: New York
Andrew Robertson	....	special effects coordinator
Paul Siebert	....	special effects coordinator: South Africa
Tyrone Stevenson	....	special effects supervisor: South Africa (as Tyronne Stevenson)
Antony Stone	....	pyrotechnician

Visual Effects by
Luc Augereau	....	visual effects producer
Yann Blondel	....	visual effects supervisor
Cyrille Bonjean	....	digital compositor
David Booth	....	scanning & recording
Xavier De Broucker	....	animator
Berengere Dominguez	....	visual effects coordinator
Hassan El Youbi	....	digital effects artist
Arnaud Fouquet	....	digital compositing supervisor (as Arno Fouquet)
David François	....	digital effects artist
Mathilde Germi	....	digital compositor
Laurent Gillet	....	CG supervisor: opening title sequence
Thibaut Granier	....	digital compositor
Rick Lopez	....	digital film technician: Fotokem Film & Video
Johann Quéré	....	digital artist
David Rosenthal	....	digital film I/O supervisor: Fotokem Film & Video
Julien Rousseau	....	digital compositor
Bruno Sommier	....	digital effects artist
Lee F. Sullivan	....	digital effects artist
Jean-Francois Theault	....	digital compositor
Olivier Veau	....	digital compositor
Jun Watanabe	....	digital effects artist

Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunt driver (as George Aguilar)
Jared Burke	....	stunt driver
Cecil Carter	....	assistant stunt coordinator
John Cenatiempo	....	stunt driver
Douglas Crosby	....	stunt driver
Peter Epstein	....	stunt driver
Mick 'Stuntie' Milligan	....	assistant stunt coordinator (as Mick Milligan)
Mick 'Stuntie' Milligan	....	stunt performer
Stephen A. Pope	....	stunt driver (as Steven Pope)
Michael Russo	....	stunt driver (as Mike Russo)
David Shumbris	....	stunts
Paul Siebert	....	co-stunt coordinator: South Africa
Manny Siverio	....	stunt driver
Eddie Yansick	....	stunt coordinator
Eddie Yansick	....	stunt double: Nicolas Cage

Camera and Electrical Department
James Boniece	....	key rigging grip: New York
Jan Boruvka	....	gaffer: Czech locations
Patrick Capone	....	camera operator: New York
Andrew Cheung	....	grip
Peter Colavito	....	electrician: New York
Stephen Consentino	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Stephen Consentino	....	steadicam operator
Robert Falcone	....	electrician: New York
Robert Fischer	....	dolly grip
Jiri Gazda	....	dolly grip
Ivo Gresak	....	key grip: Czech Republic
Kevin Janicelli	....	gaffer: New York
Nils Johnson	....	key video assist operator: New York
Norbert Kitshoff	....	remote camera technician
Mitchell Andrew Lillian	....	key grip: New York
Bobby Mancuso	....	assistant camera: New York
Charlie Marroquin	....	best boy grip
Rick Marroquin	....	dolly grip: New York
John Marzano	....	aerial additional photographer
Tim Metivier	....	first assistant camera
Guy Micheletti	....	key grip
Richard Neumann	....	electrician: New York
Ben Noble	....	best boy electric: New York
Chris Summers	....	assistant camera
Andrew Sweeney	....	grip: New York
Stephen Treadway	....	special unit photographer
Adi Visser	....	first assistant camera
Barry Wetcher	....	still photographer: New York
Darren Michaels	....	still photographer: Los Angeles (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jean-Claude Boketsu	....	extras casting coordinator
Karen E. Etcoff	....	casting: New York
Karen E. Etcoff	....	extras casting
Anna Feyder	....	casting: Cape Town
Jessica Horáthová	....	casting: Czech Republic (as Hessica Horvathova)
Yvette Joan Kruger	....	extras casting coordinator
Hayley Ross	....	extras casting coordinator
Christa Shamberger	....	casting: Johannesburg
Mito Skellern	....	extras casting: South Africa
Mattieu Sorreda	....	extras casting coordinator
Cathy Weiner	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Clinton Booyse	....	extras wardrobe supervisor
Joanna Brett	....	assistant costume designer
David Davenport	....	costumer: Mr. Cage, New York
Rick de Souza	....	wardrobe dresser
Rae Donnelly	....	costumer: Mr. Cage
Bela Friedlová	....	wardrobe
Rhonney Greene	....	co-wardrobe coordinator
Jacomina Jankowitz	....	wardrobe stand-by
Michelle Karavoussanos	....	wardrobe buyer
Matthew Manson	....	wardrobe coordinator: New York
Moira Anne Meyer	....	wardrobe supervisor
Bob Morgan	....	costume supervisor
Marcia Patten	....	wardrobe supervisor: New York
Silvia Raiano	....	wardrobe assistant
Kevin Ritter	....	wardrobe supervisor: New York
Leonie Roberts	....	on-set wardrobe supervisor
Faye Sevilla	....	key costumer
Michelle Skoby	....	assistant costume designer
Maritha Visagie	....	wardrobe assistant
Michael Welch	....	costume production assistant
Adrienne Wolpert	....	assistant costumer: Mr. Cage, South Africa

Editorial Department
Bob Berman	....	first assistant editor
John Daro	....	digital intermediate editorial
John Nicolard	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Bill Schultz	....	digital intermediate executive
Walter Volpatto	....	digital intermediate artist
Jonny Winograd	....	first assistant editor: avid

Music Department
Donny Allen	....	music arranger: Copiague Marching Band
Gui Amabis	....	additional music crew
Gui Amabis	....	music programmer
Natalie Baartz	....	music coordinator
John Bissell	....	music supervisor
Riki Carignan	....	music coordinator
Ed Cortês	....	conductor (as Ed Cortez)
Ed Cortês	....	orchestrator (as Ed Cortez)
Josh Evans	....	assistant score engineer
Marilia Franco	....	score coordinator: Sao Paulo
Kory Kruckenberg	....	scoring assistant engineer
John Kurlander	....	scoring mixer
Ariana Morgenstern	....	music consultant
Julie Pearce	....	music editor
Robert Puff	....	music librarian
A.R. Rahman	....	composer: song "Bombay Theme"
David Sabee	....	orchestra contractor
Nathan Whitehead	....	composer: additional source music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Kurt Schmeiderer	....	transportation captain: Mr. Cage
Florian Stiege	....	transportation captain
Florian Stiege	....	transportation captain: South Africa
Peter Tavis	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Paul Acutt	....	marine coordinator
Justin Ambrosino	....	production assistant
Daniela Barbosa	....	production assistant
Maureen Beitler	....	set medic
James Biddle	....	supervising production coordinator
Jen Bosworth-Ramirez	....	personal assistant: Mr. Golightly (as Jen Bosworth Ramirez)
Shane Bunce	....	production executive
Alexandr Burakov	....	co-pilot: Antonov
Stephen Bures	....	personal assistant: Nicolas Cage
Morag Cameron	....	script supervisor
Kenneth Chu	....	office production assistant: New York
Nicholas Coles	....	office production assistant
Luke Cornell	....	animal wrangler
Carolyn DeMerice	....	production assistant
Amy Dempsey	....	assistant production office coordinator: New York
Kat Donahue	....	assistant location manager: New York
Kerstin Dyroff	....	production coordinator: VIP Medienfonds
Fahim Fazli	....	voice-over
Andrew Fiero	....	production assistant
Jordan Brendan Finnegan	....	set production assistant: New York City
David Fischer	....	staff production assistant
Nick Fischer	....	assistant to producer
Jesse Fox Chaney	....	additional production assistant (as Jesse Chaney)
James Fraser	....	marine assistant
Lauren Fritz	....	location scout
Laurie Gershon	....	product placement/clearances
Pierre Gouws	....	pilot: Interpol jet
Mitchell Gutman	....	assistant: Mr. Niccol, New York (as Mitchell P. Gutman)
Nicole Haeussermann	....	production coordinator
Patrick Huber	....	location assistant
Alexander Iliasov	....	pilot captain: Antonov
Alexnader Iliasov	....	pilot captain: Antonov
Julia Jones	....	unit publicist
Frantisek Koch	....	military coordinator: Czech Republic
Vera Kohakova	....	dialect coach: Russian, Czech Republic
Marco Kyris	....	stand-in: Mr. Cage
Sophia Lansky	....	consultant
Sophia Lansky	....	dialect coach: Russian
Rolly Lee	....	executive assistant: Mr. Cage
Richard Leveckis	....	chef: Mr. Cage
Robin Loy	....	assistant: Mr. Golightly, South Africa
Todd Marcocci	....	parade coordinator
Chris Marsh	....	location manager: New York
Alex Matcham	....	production controller
Michael Mendelsohn	....	production financing
Davin Michaels	....	production assistant: New York
Khanya Mkhize	....	adr loop group
Ali Moravec	....	set assistant: Mr. Niccol, Czech Republic
Eva Neufahrt	....	controller
Jennifer Pedevilla	....	assistant accountant
Jennifer Pedevilla	....	payroll accountant: Los Angeles
Lance Peters	....	armorer: South Africa
Lance Peters	....	master armorer
Lance Peters	....	military advisor: South Africa
Sheena Peters	....	assistant armorer: South Africa
Martha Pinson	....	script supervisor: New York
Rachel Plose	....	financial controller
Jimmy Price	....	location scout
Viasheslav Radontsev	....	chief pilot: Antonov
Natalia Ramazanovich	....	dialect coach: Russian, South Africa
Donovan Roberts-Baxter	....	production secretary
Vernon Rodriquez	....	production assistant
Jan Seidl	....	production coordinator
Claudia Sendlbeck-Schickor	....	tax advisor: VIP
Jozef Smida	....	set assistant: Mr. Cage, Czech Republic
Lara Stiege	....	accounting assistant: South Africa
Matt Summers	....	executive assistant: Mr. Golightly
Dmitry Terekhov	....	set production assistant
Annelies Termeer	....	office production assistant: New York
Daniel Tresca	....	location assistant
Gray Turner	....	assistant: Mr. Niccol, South Africa
Gert Uys	....	aerial coordinator
Jannie van Heerden	....	aerial coordinator
Thys Van Tonder	....	security captain: Mr. Cage
Elizabeth Verghese	....	payroll accountant
Mahaut Vidal	....	production coordinator
Daniel Wagner	....	production office coordinator: New York
Amy Walp	....	assistant parade coordinator
Berit Wetzel	....	legal counsel: VIP
Anne Marie Wilson	....	set staff assistant: North Carolina
Derek Yip	....	additional payroll accountant
Teddy Yoon	....	production assistant
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative (uncredited)

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