Sarkis Soghanalian - Inspiration For Lord of War

Inspiration For Lord of War

The main character of the 2005 film Lord of War was Yuri Orlov, a fictional international arms trader during the 1980s and 1990s. The character, a US-raised Ukrainian, was a composite of at least five real life arms dealers, including Soghanalian.

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