His legend inspired the 2005 film "Lord of War," starring Nicolas Cage.
The 2005 movie Lord of War, starring Nicolas Cage, is loosely based on the Russian's life.
The 2005 movie Lord of War starring Nicolas Cage is loosely based on Bout's life.
Mr. Bout is said to have been the inspiration behind the 2005 film "Lord of War," starring Nicolas Cage.
In its turn Hollywood produced "Lord of War", a fictional tale based on stories of his gun-running.
The aim, evidently, was to combine the brash racket of American Hustle with the cynicism of Lord of War.
They married, he said, so she could travel with him to South Africa while he was making Lord Of War.
(In 2005, Nicolas Cage starred in "Lord of War," a film about an amoral arms dealer clearly modelled on Bout).
By David Denby Andrew Niccol's "Lord of War" gets under way with the story of a bullet.
Heather Hobson did not like "Lord of War," characterizing the film as that "terrible Nicolas Cage movie" in an interview with The New York Times.
Mr. Bout's air cargo business helped inspire the 2005 film "Lord of War" and a book, "Merchant of Death," by two American journalists.
