"What is the media nickname of Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer who was said to be the inspiration for Nicolas Cage's character in the 2005 film ""Lord of War""?"
Viktor Bout Bout: "Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes, and the Man Who Makes War Possible". Viktor Bout Viktor Anatolyevich Bout (; ; born 13 January 1967) is a Russian arms dealer. Bout, an entrepreneur and former Soviet military translator, reportedly used his multiple air transport companies to smuggle weapons since the collapse of communism from Eastern Europe to Africa and the Middle East during the 1990s and early 2000s. Bout was nicknamed the "Merchant of Death" and "Sanctions Buster" for his reported wide-reaching operations, extensive clientele, and willingness to bypass embargoes. On March 6, 2008, Bout was arrested in Thailand on
Lord of War Lord of War Lord of War is a 2005 crime drama written, produced, and directed by Andrew Niccol, and co-produced by and starring Nicolas Cage. It was released in the United States on September 16, 2005, with the DVD following on January 17, 2006 and the Blu-ray Disc on July 27, 2006. Cage plays an 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 arms trafficking by the international arms industry. In the early 1980s, Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage), the