Blood Diamond
Year:
2006
Production Country:
USA / South Africa
Drama set in Sierra Leone. Solomon Vandy is taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields. He discovers a valuable 'big pink' diamond and buries it in a spot that immediately falls into the hands of local revolutionary front the RUF. Mercenary South African smuggler Danny Archer and crusading American journalist Maddy Bowen try to help Vandy recover the diamond, Archer for financial gain and Bowen to expose the illegal trade in 'blood diamonds'. But Vandy's son, Dia, has been forced to become a child soldier for the RUF, and Vandy's determination to rescue him challenges Archer's motivations for the mission.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Danny Archer Leonardo DiCaprio
- Maddy Bowen Jennifer Connelly
- Solomon Vandy Djimon Hounsou
- Nabil Jimi Mistry
- Simmons Michael Sheen
- Colonel Coetzee Arnold Vosloo
- Ambassador Walker Stephen Collins
- Captain Poison David Harewood
- Benjamin Kapanay Basil Wallace
- Jassie Vandy Benu Mabhena
- M'Ed Ntare Mwine
- Commander Rambo Ato Essandoh
- Dia Vandy Kagiso Kuypers
- Cordell Brown Anthony Coleman
- N'Yanda Vandy Anointing Lukola
- Van de Kaap Marius Weyers
- Tupac T-shirt Bouba Badiane
- Commander Zero Percy Matsemela
- digger 1 Ronnie Nyakale
- troop leader Tony Kgoroge
- British DFID minister Nick Reding
- German minister Klemens Becker
- peacekeeper Akin Omotoso
- Red Cross worker Chiméne Costa
- Mende UN worker Dini Nondumo
- UNCHR official Grant Swanby
- R.U.F. soldier 1 Tau Maserumule
- R.U.F. trainer Adetokumboh M'cormack
- Guinean guard Martin Abdul Jabbar
- French journalist Gaurav Chopra
- Aussie journalist Karl Mcmillan
- Cockney journalist David S. Lee
- SA cameraman Jonathan Pienaar
- Kamajoor headman Sonni Chidiebere
- Kamajoor Nnamdi Onyeiwu
- child soldier 1 Nhlanhla Mavimbela
- child soldier 2 Mfuno Pisani
- child soldier 3 (Indoc) Phado Bahola
- child soldier 4 (Indoc) Thabang Mothle
- child soldier 5 (Indoc) Buhle Seya
- child soldier 6 (Indoc) Sizwe Makapela
- SA page Tyrone Keogh
- old Mende man Winston Ntshona
- rebel 1 Mduduzi Mabaso
- rebel 2 Nat Ramabulana
- rebel 3 Zenzo Ngqobe
- rebel 4 Mlungisi Hlophe
- mother at the bridge Carol Behane
- news reporter Nigel Harman
- news reporter Clare Holman
- prostitute 1 Kedibone Tholo
- prostitute 2 Koketso Mojela
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Edward Zwick
- 2nd Unit Director Gary Capo
- 2nd Unit Dir (Penguin Splinter Unit) Kevin de la Noy
- Assistant Director (1st) Nilo Otero
- Assistant Director (2nd) Brandon Lambdin
- Assistant Director (South Africa 2nd) Dale Butler
- Assistant Director (3rd) Brett Robinson
- Assistant Director (Additional 3rd) Jerard van der Walt
- Assistant Director (Additional 3rd) Jacques Terblanche
- Assistant Director (Additional 3rd) Trish Wylie
- Assistant Director (Off Set 3rd) Xolani Gumbi
- Assistant Director (Off Set 3rd) Zolani Phakade
- Assistant Director (Off Set 3rd) Del Chatterton
- Assistant Director (Additional 3rd) Gene Keelan
- Assistant Director (Additional 3rd) Kazmer Harangozo
- Assistant Director (Mozambique Unit) Ana Magaia
- Assistant Director (Mozambique Unit) Nuno Milagre
- Assistant Director (Mozambique 2nd Unit) Chiméne Costa
- Asst Dir (Mozambique Unit Off Set 3rd) Mickey Fonseca
- Assistant Director (2nd Unit 1st) Eddie Thorne
- Assistant Director (2nd Unit 1st) Matthew Dunne
- Assistant Dir (2nd Unit Off Set 2nd) Drew Bailey
- Assistant Dir (2nd Unit Off Set 2nd) Miranda Colman
- Assistant Director (UK Unit 2nd 2nd) Sallie-Anne Hard
- Assistant Director (UK Unit Crowd 3rd) David Pinkus
- Script Supervisor Jayne-Ann Tenggren
- Script Supervisor (2nd Unit) Vinca Cox
- Script Supervisor (2nd Unit) Myrto Makrides
Production
- © Lonely Film Productions
- Presented by Warner Bros.
- Presented in association with Virtual Studios
- Presented in association with Lonely Film Productions
- Production Company Spring Creek Productions
- Production Company Bedford Falls Productions
- In association with Initial Entertainment Group
- Produced with the assistance of Department of Trade and Industry
- South African Production Services by Moonlighting Films (PTY) Ltd.
- Executive Producer Len Amato
- Executive Producer Kevin de la Noy
- Executive Producer Benjamin Waisbren
- Produced by Paula Weinstein
- Produced by Edward Zwick
- Produced by Marshall Herskovitz
- Produced by Graham King
- Produced by Gillian Gorfil
- Supervising Producer (Moonlighting SA) Genevieve Hofmeyr
- Supervising Producer (Moonlighting SA) Philip Key
- Associate Producer Josh Gummersall
- Prod'n Associate (Penguin Splinter Unit) Karl Mcmillan
- Prod'n Associate (Penguin Splinter Unit) Josh Gummersall
- Unit Production Manager Susan Towner
- Unit Manager Jaco Espach
- Unit Manager (2nd Unit) Sean Chisholm
- Unit Manager (2nd Unit) Sean Berkhout
- South African Production Manager Alan Shearer
- Soico Production Manager João Ribeiro
- Production Supervisor Nick Laws
- Production Co-ordinator Elaine Burt
- Production Co-ordinator (South African) Janine van Assen
- Production Co-ordinator (UK Unit) Katherine Tibbetts
- Assistant Production Co-ordinator Lynette Ely
- Assistant Production Co-ordinator Andrew Strachan
- Assistant Prod Co-ord (Mozambique Unit) Nion Hazell
- Asst Production Co-ordinator (UK Unit) Claire Stewart
- Production Accountant Marge Rowland
- Production Accountant (Mozambique Unit) Greg Eby
- Supervising Location Manager Mark Somner
- Location Manager (Port Edward) Johan van Huyssteen
- Location Manager (Cape Town) Peter Currey
- Location Manager (Mozambique Unit) Mick Snell
- Post-production Co-ordinator Arlyn Richardson
Casting
- Casting Victoria Thomas
- Casting (Associate) Robyn Owen
- Casting (South Africa) Moonyeenn Lee
Writing
- Screenplay by Charles Leavitt
- Story by Charles Leavitt
- Story by C. Gaby Mitchell
Photography
- Director of Photography Eduardo Serra
- Aerial Unit Director of Photography Adam Dale
- Camera Operator Mike Proudfoot
- Camera Operator Klemens Becker
- Camera Operator (Additional) Mark Larkin
- Camera Operator (Additional) Harmon Cusack
- Camera Operator (2nd Unit B) Sarel Pretorius
- Camera Operator (2nd Unit B) Leigh Mackenzie
- Camera Operator (Penguin Splinter Unit) George Loxton
- Camera Operator (UK Unit Additional) David Morgan
- Steadicam Operator (2nd Unit) Sarel Pretorius
- Steadicam Operator (2nd Unit) Leigh Mackenzie
- Camera Assistant (1st) Robert Dibble
- Camera Assistant (1st) Birgit Dierken
- Camera Assistant (Additional 1st) Anton Wehmeyer
- Camera Assistant (Additional 1st) Zane Harrison
- Camera Assistant (2nd Unit A 1st) Mike Fauntleroy
- Camera Assistant (2nd Unit A 1st) Andrew Mcdowell
- Camera Assistant (2nd Unit B 1st) Anton Wehmeyer
- Camera Assistant (2nd Unit B 1st) Justin Brokensha
- Camera Assistant (2nd Unit B 1st) Graham Mcfarlane
- Cam Asst (Penguin Splinter Unit 1st) Edna Roelofse
- Camera Assistant (UK Unit Add'l Cam 1st) Steve Burgess
- Camera Assistant (2nd) Neil Baillie
- Camera Assistant (2nd) Garth Scholtz
- Camera Assistant (2nd) Tatum Roche
- Central Loader Derek Ueckermann
- Central Loader Bernin Isaacs
- Assistant Camera (Additional 2nd) Graham Clark
- Camera Assistant (2nd Unit A 2nd) Thomas Brown
- Central Loader (2nd Unit) Jessica Dawkshas
- Asst Cam (Penguin Splinter Unit 2nd) Gerard Geldenhuys
- Assistant Camera (UK Unit A 2nd) Charles Lyons
- Assistant Camera (UK Unit A 2nd) Tom Taylor
- Assistant Camera (UK Unit B 2nd) Nicole Dierken
- Assistant Camera (UK Unit Add'l Cam 2nd) Tim Molema
- Gaffer John Mckay
- Gaffer (2nd Unit) Gilles Boisacq
- Gaffer (UK Unit) David Smith
- Key Grip Guy Micheletti
- Key Grip (UK Unit) Bill Geddes
- Video Assist Operator Michael Taylor
- Video Assist Operator Luis Olivares
- Video Assist Operator Stephen Lee
- Video Assist Operator (2nd Unit) Anthony English
- Video Assist Operator (2nd Unit) Charles Carey
- Video Assist Operator (UK Unit) Gavin McKenzie
Stills
- Still Photographer Jaap Buitendijk
Special Effects
- Visual Effects Supervisor Jeffrey A. Okun
- Visual Effects Producer Thomas Boland
- Visual Effects Co-ordinator Romulo Adriano Jr
- Visual Effects Editor Neil Greenberg
- Visual Effects by Rising Sun Pictures
- Visual Effects by Flash Film Works
- Visual Effects by Illusion Arts
- Visual Effects by Pixel Magic
- Visual Effects by COSFX Films
- Special Effects Co-ordinator Neil Corbould
- Special FX Co-ordinator (South Africa) Cordell McQueen
- Special Effects Supervisor Andy Williams
- Special Effects Supervisor Clive Beard
- Special Effects Supervisor Raymond Ferguson
- Graphics Thomas Cabus
- Graphics Louis Du Preez
Editing
- Edited by Steven Rosenblum
- Associate Editor Cynthia E. Thornton
- Assistant Editor (1st) Todd Zongker
- Assistant Editor (1st) Gordon Antell
- Assistant Editor (South Africa) Bridgette Fahey-goldsmith
- Assistant Editor (South Africa) Jenny Hicks
- Assistant Editor (South Africa) Alicia Gleeson
Design
- Production Designer Dan Weil
- Supervising Art Director Peter Wenham
- Supervising Art Director Raymond Chan
- Art Director Daran Fulham
- Art Department Co-ordinator Jana Evans
- Set Decorator Olivia Bloch-laine
- Set Dresser (Mozambique Unit) Jose Dos Santos
- Scenic Artist Marguerite Ots
- Storyboard Artist Eric Ramsey
- Prop Master Paul Hedges
- Prop Master (South Africa) Mark Auret
- Prop Master (UK Unit) Nick Turnbull
- Construction Co-ordinator Clive Pollick
- Construction Co-ordinator (Mozambique) Renato Chagas
Costumes
- Costume Designer Ngila Dickson
- Assistant Costume Designer Liz Mcgregor
- Costume Supervisor Philippa Lingard
- Costume Supervisor Sian Evans
- Costume Supervisor Rae Donnelly
- Wardrobe Zoe Harvey
- Wardrobe Shahida April
- Wardrobe Natasha Stevens
- Wardrobe Nadia Botha
- Wardrobe Widaad Williams
- Wardrobe Promise Mgoduka
- Wardrobe Hazel Adams
Make-up
- Chief Make-up Artist Sallie Jaye
- Make-up Artist For Leonardo DiCaprio Sian Grigg
- Make-up Artist For Leonardo DiCaprio Polly Earnshaw
- Make-up Artist For Jennifer Connelly Judy Chin
- Crowd Make-up Artist Anni Bartels
- Make-up (2nd Unit) Debbie Hare
- Chief Hairdresser Sharon Martin
- Hairstylist for Leonardo DiCaprio Kathryn L. Blondell
- Hairstylist for Jennifer Connelly Anne Morgan
- Hairstylist Zoe Tahir
Titles
- Title Design by Moving Target
Film processing
- Digital Opticals by Pacific Title
- Negative Pull/Data Management Mo Henry
- On-line Colour Timing by Jan Yarbrough
- Digital Intermediate by EFilm
Music
- Music by James Newton Howard
- Vocals Youssou N'dour
- Cello Maya Beiser
- Violin Kala Ramnath
- Duduk Djivan Gasparyan
- Flutes Pedro Eustache
- Children's Choir African Children's Choir
- Adult Choir Metro Voices
- Orchestra/Metro Voices Conducted by Pete Anthony
- The African Children's Choir Conducted b Gavin Greenaway
- Orchestrated by Jeff Atmajian
- Orchestrated by Brad Dechter
- Orchestrated by Jon Kull
- Orchestrated by Bruce Babcock
- Music Supervisor George Acogny
- Score Co-ordinator Becky Bentham
- Supervising Music Editor Jim Weidman
- Music Editor David Olson
- Music Editor Jay Richardson
Sound
- Score Recorded by Geoff Foster
- Score Mixed by Alan Meyerson
- Sound Designer Jon Title
- Production Sound Mixer Ivan Sharrock
- Sound Mixer (2nd Unit) Derek Mansveldt
- Boom Operator Barry O'Sullivan
- 2nd Boom Operator Jonathan Chiles
- Boom Operator (2nd Unit) Arthur Koundoris
- Re-Recording Mixer Andy Nelson
- Re-Recording Mixer Anna Behlmer
- Supervising Sound Editor Lon E. Bender
- 1st Assistant Sound Editor Gayle Wesley
- Dialogue Editor Laura Harris
- Dialogue Editor John C. Stuver
- Sound Effects Editor Chris Assells
- Sound Effects Editor Karen Vasser
- Sound Effects Editor Harry Cohen
- ADR Mixer Robert Deschaine
- ADR Mixer Ronald Bedrosian
- ADR Mixer Charleen Richards
- ADR Mixer Greg Steele
- Supervising ADR Editor Kerry Williams
- ADR Editor Glynna Grimala
- ADR Editor Chris Jargo
- Foley Artist John Roesch
- Foley Artist Alyson Dee Moore
- Foley Artist David Lee Fein
- Foley Artist Joe Sebella
- Foley Artist Pamela Nedd Kahn
- Foley Artist James Bailey
- Foley Artist Jeff Gunn
- Foley Artist Damien Smith
- Foley Mixer Mary Jo Lang
- Foley Mixer David Jobe
- Foley Mixer Jesse Dodd
- Foley Editor Craig Jaeger
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Paul Jennings
- Stunt Supervisor Tom Struthers
- Assistant Stunt Co-ordinator Sy Hollands
- Fight Arranger Reg Wayment
- Aerial Unit Pilot Marc Wolff
Consultant
- Technical Consultant Sorious Samura
- Technical Consultant Ron McCullagh
- Military Adviser Reg Wayment
- Aerial Unit Coordinator/Pilot Gert Uys
- Research Consultant Meredith Yates
- Dialogue Coach Tim Monich
- Supervising Armourer Simon Atherton
- Armourer Nick Komornicki
- Armourer John Nixon
- Armourer Tommy Dunne
- Armourer Shawn Campbell
- Armourer Alan Hausmann
- South Africa Armourer Administrator Lance Peters
- Animal Co-ordinator Luke Cornell
- Animal Co-ordinator Spud Murray
- Animal Co-ordinator Jim Stockley
Publicity
- Unit Publicist Rob Harris