Release Date | 16 September 2005 |
Budget | $42,000,000 USD |
US Box Office | $24,000,000 USD |
Tagline | The first and most important rule of gun-running is: never get shot with your own merchandise. |
Genre | Crime Drama Thriller |
Lord of War Crime, Drama, Thriller
Lord of War is a 2005 American crime drama film written, produced, and directed by Andrew Niccol, and co-produced by and starring Nicolas Cage.
The film was released in the United States on September 16, 2005, to positive reviews and grossed $72.6 million at the box office.
Cage plays a fictional illegal arms dealer, inspired by the stories of several real-life arms dealers and smugglers.The film was officially endorsed by the human rights group Amnesty International for highlighting the issue of illicit arms trafficking by the international arms industry