Blood Diamond [HD] DVD

Blood Diamond
A South African mercenary and a Mende fisherman find their fates forever intertwined as they embark on a quest to obtain a rare and highly coveted pink diamond in director Edward Zwick's frantic adventure drama. Ripped from his family farm and forced to toil away in the sweltering South African diamond fields, Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) discovered an extraordinary rough stone of immeasurable value. Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a hired gun who specializes in the sale of so-called "blood diamonds" that are used to finance rebellions and terrorist organizations, and is currently serving time for smuggling. As a bloody civil war rages in Sierra Leone and Archer learns that Vandy has safely hidden the diamond in a place where no one would ever suspect, the pair enlist the aid of disillusioned American journalist Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly) in recovering the treasure that has the power to save Vandy's family and provide the desperate Archer with a much-needed chance for redemption. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast Leonardo DiCaprio as Danny Archer Jennifer Connelly as Maddy Bowen Djimon Hounsou as Solomon Vandy Jimi Mistry as Nabil Michael Sheen as Simmons Arnold Vosloo as Ambassador Walker David Harewood as Captain Poison Basil Wallace as Benjamin Kapanay Benu Mabhena as Jassie Vandy Ntare Mwine as M'Ed Ato Essandoh as Commander Rambo Kagiso Kuypers as Dia Vandy Anthony J. Coleman as Cordell Brown Anointing Lukola as N'Yanda Vandy Marius Weyers as Van de Kaap Bouba Badiane as Tupac T-shirt Percy Matsemela as Commander Zero Ronnie Nyakale as Digger 1 Tony Kgoroge as Troop Leader Nick Reding as British DFID Minister Klemens Becker as German Minister Akin Omotoso as Peacekeeper Chimène Costa as Red Cross Worker Dini Nondumo as Mende UN Worker Grant Brett Swanby as UNCHR Official Tau Maserumule as R.U.F. Soldier 1 Adetokumboh M'Cormack as R.U.F. Trainer Martin Abdul Jabbar as Guinean Guard Gaurav Chopra as French Journalist Karl McMillan as Aussie Journalist David Lee as Cockney Journalist Jonathan Pienaar as SA Cameraman Sonni Chidiebere as Kamajoor Headman Nnamdi Onyeiwu as Kamajoor Nhlanhla Mavimbela as Child Solider 1 Mfuno Pisani as Child Soldier 2 Phado Bahola as Child Soldier 3 (Indoc) Thabang Mothle as Child Soldier 4 (Indoc) Buhle Seya as Child Soldier 5 (Indoc) Sizwe Makapela as Child Soldier 6 (Indoc) Tyrone Keogh as SA Page Winston Ntshona as Old Mende Man Mduduzi Mabaso as Rebel Nat Ramabulana as Rebel Zenzo Ngqobe as Rebel Mlungisi Hlophe as Rebel Carol Behane as Mother at the Bridge Nigel Harman as News Reporter Clare Holman as News Reporter Kedibone Tholo as Prostitute Koketso Mojela as Prostitute

Crew Daran Fulham - Art Director Peter Wenham - Supervising Art Director Raymond Chan - Supervising Art Director Josh Gummersall - Associate Producer Victoria Thomas - Casting Moonyeenn Lee - Casting Pete Anthony - Conductor Gavin Greenaway - Conductor Kevin de la Noy - Co-producer Ngila Dickson - Costume Designer Nilo Otero - First Assistant Director Edward Zwick - Director Kevin de la Noy - Second Unit Director Gary Capo - Second Unit Director Steven Rosenblum - Editor Benjamin Waisbren - Executive Producer Len Arnato - Executive Producer Kevin de la Noy - Executive Producer Len Amato - Executive Producer Reg Wayment - Fights Choreographer Zoey Tahir - Hair Styles Peter Currey - Location Manager Johan van Huyssteen - Location Manager James Newton Howard - Composer (Music Score) George Acogny - Musical Direction/Supervision Mike Proudfoot - Camera Operator Klemens Becker - Camera Operator Dan Weil - Production Designer Eduardo Serra - Cinematographer Joao Ribeiro - Production Manager Alan Shearer - Production Manager Gillian Gorfil - Producer Graham King - Producer Greg Jacobs - Producer Paula Weinstein - Producer Edward Zwick - Producer Marshall Herskovitz - Producer Andy Nelson - Sound Mixer Anna Behlmer - Sound Mixer Jon Title - Sound/Sound Designer Ivan Sharrock - Sound/Sound Designer Paul Jennings - Stunts Coordinator Andy Williams - Special Effects Supervisor Ray Ferguson - Special Effects Supervisor Clive Beard - Special Effects Supervisor Susan Towner - Unit Production Manager Charles Leavitt - Screen Story C. Gaby Mitchell - Screen Story Charles Leavitt - Screenwriter Leigh Mackenzie - Second Unit Camera Sarel Pretorius - Second Unit Camera Jeffrey A. Okun - Visual Effects Supervisor Adam Dale - Aerial Photography Cynthia Thornton - Associate Editor John McKay - Gaffer Metro Voices - Musical Performer Youssou N'Dour - Musical Performer African Children's Choir - Musical Performer Arlyn Richardson - Post Production Coordinator Nick Laws - Production Supervisor Mark Auret - Properties Master Paul Hedges - Properties Master Jane-Ann Tenggren - Script Supervisor Dale Butler - Second Assistant Director Brandon Lambdin - Second Assistant Director Cordell McQueen - Special Effects Coordinator Neil Corbould - Special Effects Coordinator Lon Bender - Supervising Sound Editor Tom Boland - Visual Effects Producer Shahida April - Costume/Wardrobe Zoe Harvey - Costume/Wardrobe Hazel Adams - Costume/Wardrobe Promise Mgoduka - Costume/Wardrobe Natasha Stevens - Costume/Wardrobe Nadia Botha - Costume/Wardrobe Widaad Williams - Costume/Wardrobe Clive Pollick - Construction Coordinator Renato Chagas - Construction Coordinator Philippa Lingard - Costumes Supervisor Rae Donnelly - Costumes Supervisor Sian Evans - Costumes Supervisor Marge Rowland - Production Accountant Mathew Dunne - Second Unit Assistant Director Eddie Thorne - Second Unit Assistant Director Debra Hare - Second Unit Makeup Illusion Arts - Visual Effects Pixel Magic - Visual Effects Rising Sun Pictures - Visual Effects COS FX Films - Visual Effects Flash Film Works - Visual Effects Olivia Bloch-Laine - Set Decorator Genevieve Hofmeyr - Supervising Producer Philip Key - Supervising Producer Neil Greenberg - Visual Effects Editor Moving Target - Title Design Sharon Martin - Department Head Hair Sallie Jaye - Department Head Makeup

Blood Diamond
(not reviewed)
 

Andy Nelson: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound Mixing (nominated) Anna Behlmer: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound Mixing (nominated) Djimon Hounsou: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (nominated) Djimon Hounsou: Black Reel Awards, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (nominated) Djimon Hounsou: Broadcast Film Critics Association, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (nominated) Djimon Hounsou: Las Vegas Film Critics Association, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (winner) Djimon Hounsou: National Board of Review, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (winner) Djimon Hounsou: Screen Actors Guild, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (nominated) Djimon Hounsou: Washington D.C. Film Critics Associatio, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (winner) Djimon Hounsou: Women Film Critics Circle, Best Actor (winner) Ivan Sharrock: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound Mixing (nominated) Leonardo DiCaprio: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Actor (nominated) Leonardo DiCaprio: Broadcast Film Critics Association, Best Actor (nominated) Leonardo DiCaprio: Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (nominated) Leonardo DiCaprio: Satellite Awards, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (nominated) Leonardo DiCaprio: Screen Actors Guild, Best Actor (nominated) Lon Bender: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Sound Editing (nominated) Steven Rosenblum: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie, Best Editing (nominated)

Broadcast Film Critics Association, Best Picture (nominated) Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Associat, Best Picture (nominated) Las Vegas Film Critics Association, Best Picture (nominated) National Board of Review, Best Picture (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: In-movie experience: Embark on an epic journey with director Edward Zwick charting the emotional and filmmaking challenges of Blood Diamond Commentary by director Edward Zwick Blood on the Stone: follow a diamond's path from the ground to the store Becoming Archer: profiling Leonardo DiCaprio Journalism on the Front Line: Jennifer Connelly on women journalists at war Inside the Siege of Freetown: Edward Zwick on one of the movie's pivotal sequences Nas Shine on 'Em music video Theatrical trailer Use your player's internet connection to access maps of conflict and offer opinions in out online poll DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1: 2.40:1 MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 143 min