Blood Diamond (2006)
Overview
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed countrywide.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $100,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $171,700,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 29.304 |
Directed By
Edward Zwick
Crew
Edward Zwick
Sharon Martin
Sallie Jaye
Mick 'Stuntie' Milligan
Steven Rosenblum
Olivia Bloch-Lainé
Romulo Adriano Jr.
C. Gaby Mitchell
Genevieve Hofmeyr
Darrell James Roodt
Paula Weinstein
Josh Gummersall
Marshall Herskovitz
Dan Weil
Ben Waisbren
Gillian Gorfil
Charles Leavitt
James Newton Howard
Victoria Thomas
Ngila Dickson
Francois Grobbelaar
Philip Key
Neil Corbould
Christopher Assells
Graham King
Charles Leavitt
Eduardo Serra
Lon Bender
Kevin De La Noy
Edward Zwick
Len Amato
Alan Munro
Graham MacFarlane
Pip Lingard
Rae Donnelly
Moonyeenn Lee
Daran Fulham
Liz van den Berg
Karen Vassar Triest
Neil Greenberg
Emily Wallin
Jana Chovancova
Jeffrey A. Okun
Mick Snell
Jon Title
Alan Shearer
Jay B. Richardson
Thomas Boland
Brian Baverstock
Andy Nelson
Jaap Buitendijk
Klemens Becker
Paul Fisher
Clive Pollick
Paul Jennings
Andy Garner
Leigh Mackenzie
Jayne-Ann Tenggren
Harry Cohen
George Macri
David Olson
Sarel Pretorius
Tony Clark
Mark Hardy
Tim Monich
Alex Meddick
William Mesa
Ray McIntyre Jr.
Rob Harris
Sarah Moudjebeur
Anna Behlmer
Gregory D. Liegey
Mike Proudfoot
Peter Wenham
Ray Chan
Tomoko Yamamoto
Laura Harris Atkinson
Paul Hedges
John C. Stuver
Blake R. Cornett
Nick Turnbull
Jim Weidman
Ivan Sharrock
Judy Chin
Chiara Allegrucci
Lynn Paulsen
Sian Grigg
Jacomina Jankowitz
Widaad Williams
Anna Munro
Shahida April
Sharon Martin
Liz McGregor
Debra Hare
Charles Khoza
Polly Earnshaw
Zoe Tahir
Rick de Souza
Anne Morgan
Kathryn Blondell
Justin Pitkethly
Marisa Toyas
Gary Capo
Nilo Otero
Mathew Dunne
Eddie Thorne
Brandon Lambdin
George Brain
Lionel Pouchard
Peter Lee
Julio Scholze
Garry Dawson
Philip Da Rocha Antunes
Jerome Fortier
Christiana Serra
Jordan Crockett
Richard Markham
Yann Biquand
Tony Nicholson Jr.
Marion Picard
Derek Ueckermann
Herman Etoka
Desmond Bester
Robert Gilman
Steve Finberg
Johann Oosthuizen
Adam Dale
Birgit Dierken
Zane Harrison
Eric Ramsey
Robert Dibble
Billy Gamble
John McKay
Klemens Becker
Glynna Grimala
Catherine Pantazopoulos
Gordon Antell
Greg Steele
Justin Van Zyl
Sam Jones
Bernin Isaac
John Roesch
Alicia Gleeson
Clint Stone
Gareth Viner
Greg Zimmerman
Bridgette Fahey-Goldsmith
Donnie Creighton
Allan Gray
Thomas Brown
Shane Bruce
Todd Zongker
Zaan Wienand
Luis Olivares
Kerry Dean Williams
Pamela Kahn
Gavin McKenzie
Chris Jargo
Alyson Dee Moore
Craig S. Jaeger
Jenny Hicks
David Jobe
Monique Allen
David Smith
Chaz Lyon
Arthur Koundouris
Damien Smith
Jesse Dodd
Derek Mansvelt
Curtis Lindersmith
Chris Harker
Barry O'Sullivan
Kerry Dean Williams
Cynthia E. Thornton
Mo Henry
Caitlin McKenna
Yesi Ramirez
Guy Micheletti
Tatum Roche
Riyaad Majiet
Gary Capo
Stephen Lee
Gayle Wesley
Cordell McQueen
Jens-Peter Sjøberg
John Nixon
Carol Kruger
Gert Uys
Marisa Clayton
John Cassella
David Carriker
Alan Hausmann
Clive Beard
Raymond Ferguson
Marc Wolff
Lisa Davidson
Tim Everitt
Mathias Frodin
Jeroen Menssink
Nikki Wichmann
Romulo Adriano Jr.
Hallam Rice-Edwards
Yashmit Singh
Sharon Stetzel
Ian Cope
Trevor Ralston
Collin Fowler
Etienne le Roux
Michael Alvarado
Neil Corbould
Christopher Ivins
Carolyn Milner
Spud Murray
Janine van Assen
Sue Ann Perry
Luke Cornell
Simon Atherton
Katherine Tibbetts
Vinca Cox
Elaine Burt
Lincoln Kupchak
Marc Nanjo
Heather Elisa Hill
Sheryl Sirmons
Tobias James Tomkins
Mahaveer Shaktawat
Nick Komornicki
Morgan Pather
Laurie Dunn
Gordon Stevens
Nick Laws
João Ribeiro
TOP CAST
Leonardo DiCaprio
Danny Archer
Djimon Hounsou
Solomon Vandy
Jennifer Connelly
Maddy Bowen
Kagiso Kuypers
Dia Vandy
Arnold Vosloo
Colonel Coetzee
Antony Coleman
Cordell Brown
Benu Mabhena
Jassie Vandy
Anointing Lukola
N'Yanda Vandy
David Harewood
Captain Poison
Basil Wallace
Benjamin Kapanay
Jimi Mistry
Nabil
Michael Sheen
Simmons
Marius Weyers
Van De Kaap
Stephen Collins
Ambassador Walker
Ato Essandoh
Commander Rambo
David S. Lee
Cockney Journalist
Percy Matsemela
Commander Zero
Klemens Becker
German Minister
Grant Swanby
UNCHR Official
Adetokumboh M'Cormack
R.U.F. Trainer
Tyrone Keogh
SA Page
Mduduzi Mabaso
Rebel 1
Nathaniel Ramabulana
Rebel 2
Zenzo Ngqobe
Rebel 3
Vanessa Haywood
Diplomat's Wife (uncredited)
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