Viktor Bout
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Viktor Anatolyevich Bout is a Russian arms dealer and politician. A weapons manufacturer and former Soviet military translator, he used his companies to smuggle arms from Eastern Europe to Africa and
Bout in 2022
An Il-76 formerly used by Bout's Centrafrican Airlines
An Il-76 formerly used by Air Cess and Air Pass, a joint venture between Bout and a South African company
Bout in DEA custody (16 November 2010)
Lord of War
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Lord of War is a 2005 crime drama film written and directed by Andrew Niccol. It stars Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan, Ethan Hawke, and Eamonn Walker in primary roles. The plot follows an
Viktor Bout
…Bout speaks Portuguese, Persian, Zulu, Xhosa, and English. In 2005, Viktor Bout became the prototype for the main character of the Andrew Niccol film Lord of War, portrayed by Nicolas Cage. The 2008 film Iron Man featured Bout's nickname "the Merchant of Death" applied to the titular character's civilian identity…
Theatrical release poster
Viktor Bout in 2010. Publications claim that Yuri Orlov was inspired by five different gun runners, with some naming Bout in particular.