| Edition |
Special edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (143 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; Region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo ; widescreen presentation aspect ratio 2.40:1, enhanced for widescreen televisions. |
| 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 Mwine (M'Ed), Ato Essandoh (Commander Rambo). |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Eduardo Serra ; edited by Steven Rosenblum ; music by James Newton Howard ; production designer, Dan Weil ; costume designer, Ngila Dickson ; visual effects supervisor, Jeffrey A. Okun. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Rated R; for strong violence and language. |
| Summary |
Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 1990's Sierra Leone, Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer - an ex mercenary from Zimbabwe - and Solomon Vandy - a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories as different as any can be, until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives. While in jail for smuggling, Archer learns that Solomon - who was taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields - has found and hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With the help of Maddy Bowen, an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men embark on a trek through rebel territory, a journey that could save Solomon's family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have. |
| Contents |
Caught in revolution's net -- Conflict zone statistics -- Danny negotiates -- Give it to me -- Hidden stones -- Meeting Maddy -- Soldiers and captives -- Colored by blood -- Soldier of the revolution -- Get over yourself -- Freetown siege -- Shooting to kill -- Using each other -- Unhappy reunion -- His only chance -- Little bang-bang -- Drive to survive -- Good intentions -- Painful history -- Child soldier's target -- Parting company -- After skinning -- Master -- Searching for Dia -- Father forsaken -- Kill them all -- Deadly digsite -- I am your father -- Take your boy home -- Real story now -- Solomon negotiates -- Third World's voice/Coda -- End credits. |
| Note |
Disc 1: Special features: Commentary with director Edward Zwick [audio feature]; theatrical trailer (2 min.). |
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Disc 2: Special features: [Featurettes] Blood on the stone / written and presented by Sorious Samura (51 min.) -- Blood Diamond: Becoming Archer (9 min.) -- Blood Diamond: Journalists on the front line (6 min.) -- Blood Diamond: Inside the siege of Freetown (11 min.) -- Music video "Shine on Em" by Nas (3 min.). |
| Language |
In English, Français, or Español, with optional subtitles in English, Français, or Español; closed-captioned in English. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Conflict diamonds -- Sierra Leone -- Drama.
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Diamonds -- Sierra Leone -- Drama.
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Smugglers -- Sierra Leone -- Drama.
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Child soldiers -- Sierra Leone -- Drama.
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Fishers -- Sierra Leone -- Drama.
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Sierra Leone -- Drama.
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Sierra Leone -- History -- Civil War, 1991-2002 -- Drama.
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Sierra Leone -- History -- Civil War, 1991- -- Drama.
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Draft -- Sierra Leone -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
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Action and adventure films.
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War films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Zwick, Edward.
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Leavitt, Charles.
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Mitchell, C. Gaby.
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Weinstein, Paula.
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Herskovitz, Marshall.
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King, Graham, 1961-
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Gorfil, Gillian.
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DiCaprio, Leonardo.
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Connelly, Jennifer.
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Hounsou, Djimon, 1964-
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Mistry, Jimi, 1973-
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Sheen, Michael.
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Vosloo, Arnold.
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Collins, Stephen, 1947 October 1-
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Harewood, David.
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Wallace, Basil.
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Mbhena, Benu.
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Mwine, Ntare Guma Mbaho.
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Essandoh, Ato.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
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Virtual Studios.
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Spring Creek Productions.
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Bedford Falls Company.
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Initial Entertainment Group.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1419851845 |
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9781419851841 |
| Standard No. |
085391152996 |
| Music No. |
115299 Warner Home Video |
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