Blood Diamond [2006 film] (2006)

by Edward Zwick (Director), Charles Leavitt (Author), C. Gaby Mitchell (Writer)

Other authors: Len Amato (Producer), Stephen Collins (Actor), Jennifer Connelly (Actor), Leonardo DiCaprio (Actor), Djimon Hounsou (Actor) — 2 more, Kagiso Kuypers (Actor), Arnold Vosloo (Actor)

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Danny Archer is an ex-mercenary turned smuggler. Solomon Vandy is a local Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join together for two dangerous missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son. The son was conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed across the alternately beautiful and ravaged countryside.… (more)

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An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil ware 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 across the alternative beautiful and rugged countryside. Directed by Edward Zwick, this urgent intensely moving adventure shapes gripping human stories and heart-pounding account into a modern epic of profound impact. Rated PG 13. 143 Minutes

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Interesting special features including Journalism on the front line: women journalists at war; and Blood on the Stone: Follow a diamond's path from the ground to the store (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Zwick, Edward	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Leavitt, Charles	Author	main author	all editions	confirmed
Mitchell, C. Gaby	Writer	main author	all editions	confirmed
Amato, Len	Producer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Collins, Stephen	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Connelly, Jennifer	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
DiCaprio, Leonardo	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hounsou, Djimon	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kuypers, Kagiso	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Vosloo, Arnold	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Blood Diamond [and] Aviator (Double Feature Video) by Edward Zwick

Blood Diamond [and] Body of Lies (Double Feature Video) by Edward Zwick

The Aviator / Blood Diamond / Body of Lies [Triple Feature Video] by Martin Scorsese

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2006

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Blood Diamond (2006 | IMDb)

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791.4372

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PN1995.9.S87

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Danny Archer is an ex-mercenary turned smuggler. Solomon Vandy is a local Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join together for two dangerous missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son. The son was conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed across the alternately beautiful and ravaged countryside.

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