
Blood Diamond
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.
- Public ID
- mov_29fe51d6410
- Release date
- Dec 8, 2006
- Studio
- Virtual Studios
- Language
- English
- Origin
- United States
- Production countries
- Germany, United States
- Spoken languages
- Afrikaans, English
- Production companies
- Virtual Studios, Spring Creek Pictures, Bedford Falls Productions, Initial Entertainment Group, Lonely Film Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures, Liberty Pictures
Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio
Danny Archer

Jennifer Connelly
Maddy Bowen

Djimon Hounsou
Solomon Vandy

Jimi Mistry
Nabil

Michael Sheen
Simmons

Arnold Vosloo
Colonel Coetzee

Stephen Collins
Ambassador Walker

David Harewood
Captain Poison

Basil Wallace
Benjamin Kapanay

Benu Mabhena
Jassie Vandy

Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
M'Ed

Ato Essandoh
Commander Rambo

Kagiso Kuypers
Dia Vandy

Antony Coleman
Cordell Brown

Anointing Lukola
N'Yanda Vandy

Marius Weyers
Van De Kaap
Percy Matsemela
Commander Zero

Ronnie Nyakale
Digger 1

Tony Kgoroge
Troop Leader
Nick Reding
British DFID Minister

Klemens Becker
German Minister

Akin Omotoso
Peacekeeper
Dini Nondumo
Mende UN Worker

Grant Swanby
UNCHR Official

Tau Maserumule
R.U.F. Soldier

Adetokumboh M'Cormack
R.U.F. Trainer

Gaurav Chopra
Journalist
Karl McMillan
Aussie Journalist

David S. Lee
Cockney Journalist

Jonathan Pienaar
SA Cameraman
Sonni Chidiebere
Kamajoor Headman
Nnamdi Onyeiwu
Kamajoor
Sizwe Makapela
Child Soldier
Tyrone Keogh
SA Page

Winston Ntshona
Old Mende

Mduduzi Mabaso
Rebel 1
Crew
- Director
- Edward Zwick
- Screenplay
- Charles Leavitt
- Producer
- Gillian GorfilMarshall HerskovitzGraham KingDarrell James RoodtPaula WeinsteinEdward ZwickJosh GummersallGenevieve HofmeyrPhilip Key
- Original Music Composer
- James Newton Howard
- Director of Photography
- Eduardo Serra
- Editor
- Steven Rosenblum
- Casting
- Victoria ThomasMoonyeenn Lee
- Production Design
- Dan Weil
- Set Decoration
- Olivia Bloch-Lainé
- Costume Design
- Ngila Dickson
- Makeup Department Head
- Sallie Jaye
- Sound Effects Editor
- Christopher AssellsHarry CohenKaren Vassar Triest
- Supervising Sound Editor
- Lon Bender
- Special Effects
- Neil Corbould
- Visual Effects
- Romulo Adriano Jr.Jens-Peter Sjøberg
- Stunt Double
- Francois GrobbelaarMick 'Stuntie' Milligan
- Executive producers
- Len AmatoKevin De La NoyBen Waisbren
- Main Title Designer
- Alan Munro
- First Assistant Camera
- Graham MacFarlaneZane Harrison
- Art Direction
- Daran Fulham
- Costume Supervisor
- Rae DonnellyPip Lingard
- Production Manager
- Alan ShearerMahaveer ShaktawatJoão Ribeiro
- Art Department Coordinator
- Jana Chovancova
- Assistant Art Director
- Sarah Moudjebeur
- Construction Coordinator
- Clive Pollick
- Scenic Artist
- Liz van den Berg
- Sculptor
- Andy Garner
- Sound Designer
- Jon Title
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Anna BehlmerAndy Nelson
- Visual Effects Producer
- Thomas BolandGeorge MacriEmily Wallin
- Visual Effects Editor
- Neil GreenbergAlex MeddickLincoln Kupchak
- Visual Effects Supervisor
- Jeffrey A. OkunWilliam MesaRay McIntyre Jr.Gregory D. LiegeyTony Clark
- Stunt Coordinator
- Paul Jennings
- Camera Operator
- Klemens BeckerLeigh MackenzieMike Proudfoot
- Steadicam Operator
- Sarel PretoriusKlemens Becker
- Still Photographer
- Jaap Buitendijk
- Music Editor
- David OlsonJay B. Richardson
- Transportation Coordinator
- Bryan BaverstockPaul FisherMark Hardy
- Script Supervisor
- Jayne-Ann TenggrenVinca Cox
- Location Manager
- Mick Snell
- Unit Publicist
- Rob Harris
- Dialect Coach
- Tim Monich
- Supervising Art Director
- Peter WenhamRay Chan
- First Assistant Accountant
- Tomoko YamamotoSheryl Sirmons
- Sound Recordist
- Blake R. Cornett
- Property Master
- Nick TurnbullPaul Hedges
- Dialogue Editor
- John C. StuverLaura Harris Atkinson
- Supervising Music Editor
- Jim Weidman
- Production Sound Mixer
- Ivan Sharrock
- Hair Department Head
- Sharon Martin
- First Assistant Makeup Artist
- Chiara Allegrucci
- Hair Assistant
- Charles Khoza
- Makeup Artist
- Judy ChinPolly EarnshawSiân GriggDebra Hare
- Prosthetics
- Justin Pitkethly
- Ager/Dyer
- Lynn Paulsen
- Assistant Costume Designer
- Liz McGregor
- Costume Assistant
- Widaad Williams
- Costume Standby
- Jacomina Jankowitz
- Costumer
- Rick de Souza
- Set Costumer
- Marisa Toyas
- Textile Artist
- Anna Munro
- Wardrobe Assistant
- Shahida April
- First Assistant Director
- Nilo Otero
- Second Unit First Assistant Director
- Mathew DunneEddie Thorne
- Second Assistant Director
- Brandon LambdinSallie Hard
- Second Unit Director
- Gary Capo
- Art Department Assistant
- Philip Da Rocha Antunes
- Assistant Property Master
- Tony Nicholson Jr.
- Assistant Set Decoration
- Marion Picard
- Carpenter
- Jerome Fortier
- Concept Artist
- Lionel Pouchard
- Construction Foreman
- George Brain
- Draughtsman
- Yann BiquandJordan Crockett
- Prop Maker
- Desmond Bester
- Storyboard Artist
- Eric Ramsey
- Aerial Director of Photography
- Adam Dale
- Assistant Camera
- Robert DibbleBirgit DierkenRichard Markham
- Clapper Loader
- Derek Ueckermann
- Dolly Grip
- Robert Gilman
- Electrician
- Billy GambleSteve Finberg
- Key Grip
- Guy MichelettiZann Wienand
- Second Assistant Camera
- Thomas BrownBernin IsaacChaz LyonTatum Roche
- Second Unit Director of Photography
- Gary Capo
- Video Assist Operator
- Luis OlivaresStephen LeeGavin McKenzie
- ADR Mixer
- Greg Steele
- ADR Recordist
- Greg Zimmerman
- Assistant Sound Engineer
- Sam Jones
- Boom Operator
- Barry O'SullivanArthur Koundouris
- First Assistant Sound Editor
- Gayle Wesley
- Foley Editor
- Craig S. Jaeger
- Foley Mixer
- David JobeJesse Dodd
- Sound Mixer
- Derek Mansvelt
- Supervising Dialogue Editor
- Kerry Dean Williams
- ADR Voice Casting
- Caitlin McKenna
- Casting Assistant
- Yesi Ramirez
- Extras Casting
- Monique Allen
- Assistant Editor
- Bridgette Fahey-GoldsmithAlicia GleesonJenny Hicks
- Associate Editor
- Cynthia E. Thornton
- Color Timer
- Catherine Pantazopoulos
- Digital Intermediate Editor
- Curtis Lindersmith
- Digital Intermediate Producer
- Donnie Creighton
- First Assistant Editor
- Gordon AntellTodd Zongker
- Negative Cutter
- Mo Henry
- Special Effects Supervisor
- Clive BeardNeil CorbouldRaymond FergusonCordell McQueen
- CG Artist
- John Cassella
- Compositing Supervisor
- Tim Everitt
- Digital Effects Supervisor
- David Carriker
- Visual Effects Coordinator
- Romulo Adriano Jr.Sharon StetzelHeather Elisa HillCollin FowlerIan Cope
- Aerial Coordinator
- Gert UysJeroen Menssink
- Animal Coordinator
- Luke CornellSpud Murray
- Post Coordinator
- Marisa Clayton
- Production Accountant
- Carol Kruger
- Production Coordinator
- Elaine BurtJanine van AssenKatherine TibbettsLisa Davidson
- Production Runner
- Tobias James Tomkins
- Production Secretary
- Sue Ann PerryNikki WichmannMichael AlvaradoHallam Rice-Edwards
- Set Production Assistant
- Carolyn Milner
- Supervising Armorer
- Nick Komornicki
- Transportation Captain
- Laurie DunnMorgan PatherGordon Stevens
- Production Supervisor
- Nick Laws
- Music
- Djivan Gasparyan
- Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Chris LyonsNathaniel De'Lineadeus
- Executive In Charge Of Production
- Bill Draper
