Film record

Blood Diamond

2006Feature film143 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States · Germany
Languages
English
Genres
adventure film · drama film · thriller film · action film · war film

Credits

Direction

Edward Zwick — Directing

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio — Acting (Daniel "Danny" Archer)
Jennifer Connelly — Acting (Maddy Bowen)
Djimon Hounsou — Acting (Solomon Vandy)
Arnold Vosloo — Acting (Colonel Coetzee)
Michael Sheen — Acting (Rupert Simmons)
Ato Essandoh — Acting (Captain Rambo)
David Harewood — Acting (Captain "Poison")
Jimi Mistry — Acting (Nabil)
Marius Weyers — Acting (Rudolf van de Kaap)
Ntare Mwine — Acting (M'Ed)
Stephen Collins — Acting (Ambassador Walker)
Winston Ntshona — Acting
Basil Wallace — Acting (Benjamin Kapanay)
Gaurav Chopra — Acting (French Journalist)
Kagiso Kuypers — Acting (Dia Vandy)
Clare Holman — Acting (News Reporter)
Sam Elliott — Acting (Dave)

Writing

Charles Leavitt — Screenwriting

Production

Marshall Herskovitz — Production
Graham King — Production
Edward Zwick — Production

Music

James Newton Howard — Music composition

Cinematography

Eduardo Serra — Cinematography

Editing

Steven Rosenblum — Editing

Costume

Ngila Dickson — Costume design

Versions and cuts

No versions have been documented yet.

Releases by territory

Germany · Original release
8 Dec 2006Checked 11 Sep 2026
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