Genre: Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

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

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

User Comments: Great Movie -- Similar to "The Godfather"

User Rating: ********__ 7.4/10 (4,441 votes)

Cast overview, first billed only: Nicolas Cage .... Yuri Orlov Bridget Moynahan .... Ava Fontaine 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 Kobus Marx .... Boris Stephan De Abreu .... Liev Jeremy Crutchley .... Arms Fair Salesman Ian Holm .... Simeon Weisz Tanya Finch .... Ingrid (more)

MPAA: Rated R for strong violence, drug use, language and sexuality. Runtime: 122 min Country: USA Language: English Color: Color Sound Mix: DTS / Dolby Digital / SDDS Certification: Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) / Finland:K-15 / Sweden:15 / Australia:MA / Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) / Taiwan:R-18 / Netherlands:16 / Canada:14A (Ontario/British Columbia/Saskatchewan) / Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) / UK:15 / Norway:15 / Brazil:16 / Philippines:R-13 / USA:R / Ireland:16

Trivia: Before shooting the scene where tanks were lined up for sale, the filmmaker had to warn NATO, lest they think a real war was being started when they see satellite images of the set.

Goofs:Continuity: During the first scene in the restaurant kitchen, the spice jar above the stove disappears and reappears between shots.

Quotes: Yuri Orlov: Some of the most successful relationships are based on lies and deceit. Since that's where they usually end up anyway, it's a logical place to start.