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

Blood Diamond
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Andy Nelson: Academy, Best Sound Mixing (nominated) Anna Behlmer: Academy, Best Sound Mixing (nominated) Djimon Hounsou: Academy, Best Supporting Actor (nominated) Djimon Hounsou: Black Reel Awards, Best Supporting Actor (nominated) Djimon Hounsou: Broadcast Film Critics Association, Best Supporting Actor (nominated) Djimon Hounsou: Las Vegas Film Critics Circle, Best Supporting Actor (winner) Djimon Hounsou: National Board of Review, Best Supporting Actor (winner) Djimon Hounsou: Screen Actors Guild, Best Supporting Actor (nominated) Djimon Hounsou: Washington D.C. Film Critics Associatio, Best Supporting Actor (winner) Djimon Hounsou: Women Film Critics Circle, Best Actor (winner) Ivan Sharrock: Academy, Best Sound Mixing (nominated) Leonardo DiCaprio: Academy, Best Actor (nominated) Leonardo DiCaprio: Broadcast Film Critics Association, Best Actor (nominated) Leonardo DiCaprio: Golden Globe, Best Actor - Drama (nominated) Leonardo DiCaprio: Satellite Awards, Best Actor - Drama (nominated) Leonardo DiCaprio: Screen Actors Guild, Best Actor (nominated) Lon Bender: Academy, Best Sound Editing (nominated) Steven Rosenblum: Academy, Best Editing (nominated)

Broadcast Film Critics Association, Best Picture (nominated) Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Awards, Best Picture (nominated) Las Vegas Film Critics Circle, 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: Commentary by director Edward Zwick Focus Points: featurettes and production diaries 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 pivatal sequences Nas Shine on 'Em music video Theatrical trailer 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   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- Blood Diamond 1. Chapter 1 2. Chapter 2 3. Chapter 3 4. Chapter 4 5. Chapter 5 6. Chapter 6 7. Chapter 7 8. Chapter 8 9. Chapter 9 10. Chapter 10 11. Chapter 11 12. Chapter 12 13. Chapter 13 14. Chapter 14 15. Chapter 15 16. Chapter 16 17. Chapter 17 18. Chapter 18 19. Chapter 19 20. Chapter 20 21. Chapter 21 22. Chapter 22 23. Chapter 23 24. Chapter 24 25. Chapter 25 26. Chapter 26 27. Chapter 27 28. Chapter 28 29. Chapter 29 30. Chapter 30 31. Chapter 31 32. Chapter 32 33. Chapter 33