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A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.

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Danny Archer
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Solomon Vandy
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Maddy Bowen
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Dia Vandy
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Colonel Coetzee
Antony Coleman ...
Cordell Brown
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Jassie Vandy
Anointing Lukola ...
N'Yanda Vandy
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Captain Poison
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Benjamin Kapanay
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Nabil
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Rupert Simmons
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Rudolf Van De Kaap
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Ambassador Walker
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M'Ed (as Ntare Mwine)
Bouba Badiane ...
Tupac T-Shirt
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Commander Rambo
Percy Matsemela ...
Commander Zero
Ronnie Nyakale ...
Digger 1
Tony Kgoroge ...
Troop Leader
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British DFID Minister
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German Minister
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Peacekeeper
Chiméne Costa ...
Red Cross Worker
Dini Nondumo ...
Mende UN Worker
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UNCHR Official
Tau Maserumule ...
R.U.F. Soldier #1
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R.U.F. Trainer
Martin Abdul-Jabbar ...
Guinean Guard (as Martin Abdul Jabbar)
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French Journalist
Karl McMillan ...
Aussie Journalist
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Cockney Journalist
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SA Cameraman
Sonni Chidiebere ...
Kamajoor Headman
Nnamdi Onyeiwu ...
Kamajoor
Nhlanhla Mavimbela ...
Child Soldier 1
Mfundo Pisani ...
Child Soldier 2
Phado Bahola ...
Child Soldier 3 (Indoc)
Thabang Mothle ...
Child Soldier 4 (Indoc)
Buhle Seya ...
Child Soldier 5 (Indoc)
Sizwe Makapela ...
Child Soldier 6 (Indoc)
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SA Page
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Old Mende Man
Mduduzi Mabaso ...
Rebel 1
Nathaniel Ramabulana ...
Rebel 2 (as Nat Ramabulana)
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Rebel 3
Mlungisi Hlophe ...
Rebel 4
Carol Behane ...
Mother at the Bridge
Nigel Harman ...
News Reporter
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News Reporter
Kedibone Tholo Manyaka ...
Prostitute 1 (as Kedibone Tholo)
Koketso Mojela ...
Prostitute 2
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Irmelin DiCaprio ...
Woman at airport (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Ray Donn ...
Journalist (uncredited)
Ross Donnelly ...
Mercenary (uncredited)
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Van De Kaap Executive (uncredited)
Karen Haacke ...
Van De Kaap's Wife (uncredited)
Vanessa Haywood ...
Diplomat's Wife (uncredited)
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Colonel's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Cordell McQueen ...
Young mercinary (uncredited)
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Djabu (uncredited)
Scott Wickes ...
Journalist (uncredited)

Directed by

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Edward Zwick

Written by

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Charles Leavitt ... (screenplay)
 
Charles Leavitt ... (story) and
C. Gaby Mitchell ... (story)

Produced by

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Len Amato ... executive producer
Kevin de la Noy ... executive producer
Gillian Gorfil ... producer
Josh Gummersall ... associate producer (as Joshua Gummersall)
Marshall Herskovitz ... producer
Genevieve Hofmeyr ... supervising producer: South Africa
Philip Key ... supervising producer: South Africa
Graham King ... producer
Dileep Singh Rathore ... line producer: india
Ben Waisbren ... executive producer (as Benjamin Waisbren)
Paula Weinstein ... producer
Edward Zwick ... producer

Music by

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James Newton Howard

Cinematography by

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Eduardo Serra ... director of photography

Editing by

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Steven Rosenblum

Editorial Department

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Gordon Antell ... first assistant editor
Cherri Arpino ... dailies producer: UK
Steve Bowen ... digital film colorist
Donnie Creighton ... digital intermediate producer
Michael Eaves ... digital film colorist (as Mike Eaves)
Bridgette Fahey-Goldsmith ... assistant editor
Joe Finley ... digital preview colorist
Alicia Gleeson ... assistant editor
Christopher Hamilton ... post-production assistant
Mo Henry ... negative cutter
Jenny Hicks ... assistant editor
Chris Jensen ... senior digital colorist assist
Natasha Leonnet ... digital film colorist
Curtis Lindersmith ... digital intermediate editor
Catherine Pantazopoulos ... color timer: dailies
Arlyn Richardson ... post-production coordinator
Pearce Roemer ... post-production assistant
Cynthia E. Thornton ... associate editor
Jan Yarbrough ... on-line color timer
Todd Zongker ... first assistant editor
Maria Chamberlain ... colorist: dailies: uk shoot (uncredited)
Ben Estrada ... assistant digital intermediate colorist (uncredited)
Jonene van Zyl ... post-production coordinator: South Africa (uncredited)
Jesse Wagler ... digital intermediate assistant editor: Efilm (uncredited)

Casting By

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Victoria Thomas

Production Design by

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Dan Weil

Art Direction by

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Ray Chan ... supervising art director
Daran Fulham
Cristiana Serra ... (set dresser)
Peter Wenham ... supervising art director

Set Decoration by

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Olivia Bloch-Lainé

Costume Design by

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Ngila Dickson

Makeup Department

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Chiara Allegrucci ... first assistant makeup artist (as Chiara Allegruci)
Anni Bartels ... crowd makeup artist
Kathryn Blondell ... hair stylist: Leonardo DiCaprio (as Kathryn L. Blondell)
Judy Chin ... makeup artist: Jennifer Connelly
Nathaniel De'Lineadeus ... special effects teeth
Polly Earnshaw ... makeup artist: Leonardo DiCaprio
Sian Grigg ... makeup artist: Leonardo DiCaprio
Debra Hare ... makeup artist: second unit
Sallie Jaye ... chief makeup artist
Charles Khoza ... hair assistant
Chris Lyons ... special effects teeth
Sharon Martin ... chief hairdresser
Candy Ann Mitchell ... makeup assistant (as Candy Ann Gibbons)
Anne Morgan ... hair stylist: Jennifer Connelly
Justin Pitkethly ... prosthetic department
Darren Robinson ... assistant prosthetics supervisor
Amanda Ross-McDonald ... makeup assistant: second unit
Kerry Skelton ... makeup assistant
Zoe Tahir ... hair stylist
Khandiz Towill ... makeup assistant
Duncan Jarman ... prosthetic technician (uncredited)

Production Management

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Bill Draper ... executive in charge of production
Kevin Jenkins ... unit manager
Nick Laws ... production supervisor: Mozambique
João Ribeiro ... production manager: Mozambique
Mahaveer Shaktawat ... production manager: india (as Mahaveer Singh Shaktawat)
Alan Shearer ... production manager
Susan Towner ... unit production manager
Barbara Russo ... post-production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Drew Bailey ... second assistant director: second unit
Richard Berkeley ... key set production assistant: second unit
Dale Butler ... second assistant director: South Africa
Gary Capo ... second unit director
Del Chatterton ... third assistant director: off set
Craig Ashton Collop ... third assistant director: second unit (as Craig Collop)
Miranda Colman ... second assistant director: second unit, off set / third assistant director: second unit
Chiméne Costa ... assistant director: second unit, Mozambique
Kevin de la Noy ... second unit director: splinter unit
Geoff Dibben ... second assistant director: off set
Mathew Dunne ... first assistant director: second unit
Mickey Fonseca ... third assistant director: off set, Mozambique
Xolani Gumbi ... third assistant director: off set
Kazmer Harangozo ... additional third assistant director
Sallie Hard ... second assistant director: UK
Gene Keelan ... additional third assistant director
Brandon Lambdin ... second assistant director
Ana Magaia ... assistant director: Mozambique
Nuno Milagre ... assistant director: Mozambique
Nilo Otero ... first assistant director
Zolani Phakade ... third assistant director: off set
David Pinkus ... third assistant director: crowd, UK
Brett Robinson ... third assistant director
Jacques Terblanche ... additional third assistant director
Eddie Thorne ... first assistant director: second unit
Marcy Trout ... third assistant director (as Marci Trout)
Jerard van der Walt ... additional third assistant director
Trish Wylie ... additional third assistant director

Art Department

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Herbert Adler ... senior construction foreman
Philip Da Rocha Antunes ... art department assistant
Mark Auret ... location property master: South Africa/Mocambique
Desmond Bester ... propmaker
Yann Biquand ... draughtsman
William Boyes ... stand-by propman
George Brain ... construction foreman
Jana Chovancova ... art department coordinator
Antony Cousins ... lead construction buyer
Jordan Crockett ... draughtsman
Garry Dawson ... dressing props
Kirk Doman ... stand-by props: second unit
Theuns Du Plessis ... stagehand
Herman Etoka ... prop dresser
Cuan Eveleigh ... assistant stand-by propsman
Jerome Fortier ... carpenter
Lyall Gardiner ... hod stagehand
Andy Garner ... sculptor
Brendan Gibb ... lead hand carpenter
Nicholas Hampton ... props storeman
Paul Hedges ... property master
Michael Hyman ... scenic foreman
Peter Lee ... props
Tim Lewis ... armourer/modeller
Marion Moncek ... hod fabricator
Sarah Moudjebeur ... assistant art director
George Ndlovu ... chargehand
Rene Nel ... set finisher
Tony Nicholson ... assistant property master
Carmel Nugent ... Stand By Art Director
Johann Oosthuizen ... props (as Johan Oosthuizen)
Marguerite Ots ... head painter
Marion Picard ... assistant set decorator
Clive Pollick ... construction coordinator
Gigi Potter ... construction administrator
Lionel Pouchard ... concepts artist
Alan Raad ... art department buyer
Eric Ramsey ... storyboard artist
Tyrone Reed ... stand by stagehand: UK
Boris Rivett-Carnac ... leading chargehand
Julio Scholze ... props dresser
Christiana Serra ... props dresser (as Christianna Serra)
Clinton Smith ... specialty prop fabricator: weapons
James Lee Thorne ... stand-by greens
Tobias James Tomkins ... production runner (as Tobias Tomkins)
Nick Turnbull ... property master
Liz van den Berg ... lead scenic artist
Vosloo Van Der Merwe ... steel foreman
Tate Van Oudtshoorn ... set dresser / set dressing lead buyer
Lloyd Vincent ... first stand-by props: UK
Dominic Weisz ... model maker
Adriaan Engelbrecht ... weapons foam technician (uncredited)
Kevin Fraser ... set finisher (uncredited)
Andrew Gouveia ... carpenter (uncredited)
Thomas Jones ... weapons foam technician (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Christopher Assells ... sound effects editor (as Chris Assells)
Laura Harris Atkinson ... dialogue editor
Anna Behlmer ... re-recording mixer
Lon Bender ... supervising sound editor
Shane Bruce ... foley artist
Curt Cash ... marketing re-recording mixer
Jonathan Chiles ... second boom operator
Harry Cohen ... sound effects editor
Blake R. Cornett ... sound recordist
Jesse Dodd ... foley mixer (as Jesse K-D. Dodd)
Glynna Grimala ... adr editor
Xavier Horan ... sound editor
Craig S. Jaeger ... foley editor (as Craig Jaeger)
Chris Jargo ... adr editor
David Jobe ... foley mixer
Leilani Jones ... audio description narrator
Sam Jones ... assistant sound engineer
Pamela Kahn ... foley artist
Daniel R. Kerr ... field recordist
Arthur Koundouris ... boom operator: second unit (as Arthur Kondouries)
Derek Mansvelt ... sound mixer: second unit
Alyson Dee Moore ... foley artist
Andy Nelson ... re-recording mixer
Bea O'Sullivan ... boom operator (as a different name)
Mark Ormandy ... additional sound
Jacques Pienaar ... sound
Ishwarjeet Poudel ... adr recordist
John Roesch ... foley artist
Ivan Sharrock ... production sound mixer
Damien Smith ... foley artist
Greg Steele ... adr mixer
John C. Stuver ... dialogue editor (as John Stuver)
Matthew E. Taylor ... additional sound
Jon Title ... sound designer
Karen Vassar Triest ... backgrounds editor (as Karen Vassar) / sound effects editor (as Karen Vasser)
Gayle Wesley ... first assistant sound editor
Kerry Dean Williams ... adr editor / supervising dialogue editor
Greg Zimmerman ... adr recordist
Craig Heath ... sound recordist (uncredited)
John Soukup ... sound transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Kevin Adcock ... special effects technician
Beverly Austin ... special effects buyer
Norman Baillie ... special effects buyer: UK
Wesley Barnard ... special effects technician
Clive Beard ... special effects supervisor
Caimin Bourne ... special effects technician
David Brighton ... special effects assistant supervisor
Rodney Burke ... special effects technician
Malcolm Crash Corbould ... special effects test technician
Neil Corbould ... special effects supervisor
Davin Dullisear ... special effects foreman: South Africa (as Gavin Dullisear)
Manex Efrem ... special effects lead senior technician
Raymond Ferguson ... special effects supervisor (as Ray Ferguson)
Stuart Heath ... special effects technician
Mark Howard II ... special effects technician (as Mark Howard)
Tyrell Kemlo ... special effects technician
Anthony Lennox ... special effects technician
David Mahlangu ... special effects technician
Danielle McAulay ... special effects technician
Cordell McQueen ... special effects supervisor: South Africa
Michael Nkosi ... special effects technician
Anthony Parker ... prosthetics sculptor
Lee Rider ... special effects technician
Corina Rosca ... special effects office coordinator
Johnathon Steyl ... special effects technician
Jonathan Steyn ... special effects technician
Les Van Blerk ... special effects technician
Edward Visage ... special effects technician
Anton Vorster ... pyrotechnician (as Anton Voster) / special effects technician
Cliff Wallace ... special effects makeup
Steven Warner ... special effects technician
Alistair Williams ... special effects crew
Andy Williams ... floor supervisor: first unit / special effects supervisor (as Andrew Williams)
Janine Wyatt-Mair ... special effects technician
Alan Young ... lead senior technician
Simon Rose ... lifecast maker (uncredited)
Bill Turpin ... prosthetics sculptor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Romulo Adriano Jr. ... visual effects coordinator
Marcello Altieri ... visual effects: rotoscope artist
Andrew Bardusk ... visual effects: Chains
Alfred Berger ... digital compositor: Flash Film Works
Thomas Boland ... visual effects producer (as Tom Boland)
Toma Bowen ... digital artist: Flash Film Works
Chad Buehler ... digital compositor
David Carriker ... digital effects supervisor: Modern Videofilm
John Cassella ... cg artist: CIS Hollywood
Andy Chang ... lead digital compositor: Pixel Magic (as Andy Chih-Jen Chang)
Patrick Clancey ... digital opticals
Tony Clark ... visual effects supervisor: Rising Sun Pictures
Ian Cope ... visual effects coordinator: Rising Sun Pictures
Tim Crosbie ... visual effects: Rising Sun Pictures
Tim Everitt ... compositing supervisor: Flash Film Works
Collin Fowler ... visual effects coordinator: Illusion Arts
Mathias Frodin ... compositor: CIS Hollywood / digital compositor
William Gammon ... digital effects artist: Rising Sun Pictures
Larry Gaynor ... senior paint and roto: CIS Hollywood
Neil Greenberg ... visual effects editor
Bruce Harris ... digital compositor: Pixel Magic
James David Hattin ... digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Heather Hill-Dinkins ... visual effects coordinator: CIS Hollywood (as Heather Elisa Hill)
Brian Holmes ... systems engineer: CIS Hollywood
Christopher Ivins ... compositor
Brian Jochum ... titles producer
Melinda Jones ... visual effects: Rising Sun Pictures
Bonnie Kanner ... visual effects executive producer: Pixel Magic
Mark Kenaston ... digital artist
Jamal Knight ... digital compositor (as Jason Knight)
Anne Putnam Kolbe ... visual effects executive
Adam Kowalski ... visual effects: Illusion Arts
Richard Kratt ... digital compositor
Lincoln Kupchak ... visual effects editor: Flash Film Works
Gregory D. Liegey ... visual effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Curtis Lindersmith ... digital intermediate editor
George Macri ... visual effects producer: Pixel Magic
Tom Martinez Jr. ... rotoscoping artist
Fumi Mashimo ... visual effects: Illusion Arts
John R. McConnell ... 2d compositor: Pixel Magic
Kelvin McIlwain ... visual effects: Illusion Arts
Ray McIntyre Jr. ... visual effects supervisor: Pixel Magic
Alex Meddick ... visual effects editor: Rising Sun Pictures
William Mesa ... visual effects supervisor: Flash Film Works
Roger Nall ... digital effects artist
Marc Nanjo ... compositor: CIS Hollywood
Tim Nassauer ... digital compositor: Flash Film Works
Jeremy Nelson ... digital compositor: Flash Film Works (as Jeremy A. Nelson)
Dan Novy ... visual effects technical supervisor: Flash Film Works
Jeffrey A. Okun ... visual effects supervisor
Julie Orosz ... executive producer: CIS Hollywood
Kilou Picard ... visual effects: Rising Sun Pictures
Rebecca Ramsey ... visual effects executive producer: Look Effects
Ben Roberts ... digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures
Robert Scifo ... visual effects artist: Illusion Arts (as Bob Scifo)
Gregory Shimp ... paint & rotoscoping artist: CIS Hollywood (as Greg Shimp)
Yashmit Singh ... compositor
Jens-Peter Sjøberg ... visual effects
Danita Slaughter ... digital opticals editor
Sharon Stetzel ... visual effects coordinator
Kim Tobin ... digital compositor (as Kim Worrall)
Andrew Tucker ... visual effects: Illusion Arts
Mark van den Bergen ... visual effects: Rising Sun Pictures
Beck Veitch ... digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures
Emily Wallin ... visual effects producer: Flash Film Works
Ben Warner ... lead digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures
David S. Williams Jr. ... visual effects: Illusion Arts
Dan Wills ... digital effects artist
Lisa Woodland ... digital compositor
Dan Akers ... digital compositor: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Jason Bond ... paint/rotoscope artist: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
John Coats ... digital compositor: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Stuart Cripps ... digital compositor: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Daniella Estrada ... visual effects assistant: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Philip Fraschetti ... paint/rotoscope artist: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Lisa Garner ... paint/rotoscope artist: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Simon Herden ... assistant visual effects editor: Rising Sun Pictures (uncredited)
Brad Kalinoski ... digital compositor: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Nathan Lockwood ... visual effects assistant: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Sarah McLauchlan ... visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
John P. Mesa ... visual effects consultant: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Don Myers ... digital compositor: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Colin Rhodes ... compositor: Rising Sun Pictures (uncredited)
Matthew Rubin ... visual effects: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Karen Ruggero ... paint/rotoscope artist: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Benjamin Schneider ... visual effects coordinator: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Thorbjorn Steen ... visual effects artist (uncredited)
Ken Stranahan ... visual effects consultant: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Andrew Turner ... visual effects assistant: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Brian Ward ... visual effects (uncredited)
Jerry Whitaker ... digital compositor: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Ken Wilder ... cg artist: Flash Film Works (uncredited)

Stunts

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Wade Allen ... fight trainer: Leonardo DiCaprio
Hamilton Lunga Buthelezi ... stunt performer
Sidwell Buthelezi ... stunt performer
Avelino Dala ... stunt performer
Martin Dlamini ... stunt performer
Vadim Dobrin ... stunt performer
Doff Gifford ... stunt performer
Francois Grobbelaar ... stunt double / stunt performer
Dan Hirst ... stunt double: Leonardo Di Caprio (as Daniel Hirst)
Patrick Hlophe ... stunt performer
Sy Hollands ... assistant stunt coordinator
Lou Horvath ... stunt performer / stunt rigger
Paul Jennings ... stunt coordinator
Augustine Khubaye ... stunt performer
Kohetso Kungoane ... stunt performer
Thobile Mabaso ... stunt performer
Margaret Madlabane ... stunt performer
Bingo Mahlangu ... stunt performer
Thvlaim Mahlangu ... stunt performer
Dudu Makhonjnawa ... stunt performer
Refilne Malatjie ... stunt performer
Nokulunga Masango ... stunt performer
Elliot Bongani Matahmbane ... stunt performer
Innocent Sibusiso Mavimbela ... stunt performer
Isaac Mavimbela ... stunt performer
Mduduzi Mavimbela ... stunt performer
Donald Dumisane Mbokane ... stunt performer
Louis Mbuli ... stunt performer
Mick 'Stuntie' Milligan ... stunt double / stunts
Bhekumuzi Ignacious Mnisi ... stunt performer
Albert Tshekiso Modise ... stunt performer
Lehlohonolo Moekena ... stunt performer
Percy Mogudi ... stunt performer
Bongani Msimango ... stunt performer
Molamo Mtshali ... stunt performer
Petros Muchabela ... stunt performer
Petronella Ndaba ... stunt performer
Sonnyboy Ndlovu ... stunt performer
Bonginkosi Ngokazi ... stunt performer
Zolile Ngxangani ... stunt performer
Domonkos Pardanyi ... stunt double: Leonardo Di Caprio / stunt performer
Paul Pieterse ... stunt performer: stunt previz
Bonginkosi Smelane ... stunt performer
Tom Struthers ... stunt supervisor
Neville Strydom ... stunt performer
Charlie Swelendawo ... stunt performer
Modise Tabane ... stunt performer
Vusi Thabane ... stunt performer
Ayanda Tullock ... stunt performer
Reg Wayment ... fight arranger
Janine Wyatt-Mair ... stunt performer
Cecila Xaba ... stunt performer
Eric Zulu ... stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Darren Bailey ... remote camera technician
Klemens Becker ... "b" camera/steadicam operator / steadicam operator
Gilles Boisacq ... gaffer: second unit
Robert John Brooker ... assistant grip
Thomas Brown ... second assistant camera
Jaap Buitendijk ... still photographer
Sonny Burdis ... best boy: UK
Gary Capo ... director of photography: second unit
Adam Dale ... aerial director of photography
Brandon Daniels ... Spark: Daily
Bernett de Wet ... prelight best boy
Robert Dibble ... assistant camera
Birgit Dierken ... assistant camera
Anthony English ... vto
Steve Finberg ... electrician: London
Robert Fischer ... best boy grip
Billy Gamble ... electrician
Robert Gilman ... dolly grip
Allan Gray ... grip
J.P. Hankins ... spark
Chris Harker ... grip
Zane Harrison ... first assistant camera / first assistant camera: second unit
Bernin Isaac ... second assistant camera
Shaheen Isaacs ... camera operator
Zak Katz ... video assist assistant
Stephen Lee ... video assist operator: South Africa
George Loxton ... additional camera: splinter unit
Chaz Lyon ... second assistant camera
Graham MacFarlane ... first assistant camera
Leigh Mackenzie ... camera operator
Riyaad Majiet ... grip
Richard Markham ... assistant camera
Graham McFarlane ... first assistant camera
John Mckay ... gaffer
Gavin McKenzie ... video assist operator: Useful Companies, London
Karl McMillan ... videographer
Guy Micheletti ... key grip
Luis Olivares ... video assist operator
Sarel Pretorius ... camera operator: second unit / steadicam operator
Mike Proudfoot ... camera operator
Tatum Roche ... second assistant camera
Grant Antony Rowe ... grip (creditOnly)
David Smith ... gaffer: UK
Clint Stone ... gaffer: second unit
Michael Taylor ... key video assist operator
Tom Taylor ... central camera loader: UK
Derek Ueckermann ... clapper loader: "a" camera
Justin Van Zyl ... grip
Gareth Viner ... grip
Zaan Wienand ... key grip: second unit
Julia Zakia ... cinematographer trainee
Sven Vosloo ... camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Monique Allen ... extras casting supervisor
Beth Cleveley-Hutchinson ... extras casting
Moonyeenn Lee ... casting: South Africa
Caitlin McKenna ... adr voice casting (as Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson)
Yesi Ramirez ... casting assistant
Robyn Owen Silvestri ... associate casting director (as Robyn Owen)
Belinda Kruger ... casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Shahida April ... wardrobe assistant
Rick de Souza ... costumer
Libby Dempster ... head textile artist
Rae Donnelly ... costume supervisor
Stacey Dunn ... wardrobe buyer
Sian Evans ... costume extras supervisor
Jacomina Jankowitz ... costume stand-by
Michelle Karavoussanos ... head costume buyer
Pip Lingard ... costume supervisor
Tyron Matthee ... extras costume breakdown
Liz McGregor ... assistant costume designer
Anna Munro ... textile artist
Lynn Paulsen ... ager/dyer
Scholtz Thomaley ... set costumer (as Thomaley van Niekerk)
Marisa Toyas ... set costumer
Ros Ward ... costume buyer
Widaad Williams ... costume assistant

Location Management

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Peter Currey ... location manager
Deon Du Preez ... location scout: Ghana
Jamie Lengyel ... location finder: London
Danilo Mussa ... assistant location manager
Morten Nielsen ... location assistant
Drew Payne ... locations
Michael Sharp ... location consultant
Mick Snell ... location manager
Mark Somner ... supervising location manager
Johan Van Huyssteen ... location manager
António Forjaz ... location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

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Caroline Achieng ... singer
George Acogny ... music supervisor
Alex Acuna ... musician: percussion
Pete Anthony ... conductor: adult choir / conductor: orchestra
Spring Aspers ... soundtrack executive
Jeff Atmajian ... orchestrator
David Ayre ... musician: double bass
Bruce Babcock ... orchestrator
Chris Bacon ... technical score advisor (as Chris P. Bacon) / technical score engineer (as Chris P. Bacon)
Paul Badley ... singer
Simon Bags ... musician: violin
Charlie Baker ... singer
Nick Barr ... musician: viola
Chris Barrett ... scoring crew
Fenella Barton ... musician: violin
Pauline Baya ... singer
Alex Bbosa ... singer
Sharon Beale ... musician: cello
Maya Beiser ... musician: cello soloist
Simon Benson ... musician: double bass
Gerard Bentall ... singer
Becky Bentham ... score coordinator
Mark Berrow ... musician: violin
Richard Berry ... musician: french horn
Cissy Birungi ... singer
Dominic Black ... musician: double bass
Nigel Black ... musician: french horn
Natalia Bonner ... musician: violin
Leon Bosch ... musician: double bass
Catherine Bott ... singer
Thomas Bowes ... musician: violin
Emma Brain-Gabbott ... singer
Dudley Bright ... musician: trombone
Helen Brooks ... singer
Alan Brown ... musician: double bass
Tom Brown ... music preparation
Jeffery Bryant ... musician: french horn
David Bucknall ... musician: cello
Rosemary Butler ... singer
Mary Carewe ... singer
Simon Chamberlain ... musician: piano
Ben Chappell ... musician: cello
Reiad Chibah ... musician: viola
Mamadou Cissokho ... musician: percussion
Michael Clarke ... singer
Gustav Clarkson ... musician: viola
Richard Clews ... musician: french horn
Dean Collinson ... singer
David Combes ... singer
Nick Cooper ... musician: cello
Rupert Coulson ... score engineer
Janet Coxwell ... singer
Chris Cozens ... auricle control systems
Dermot Crehan ... musician: violin
Charlie Cross ... musician: viola
Caroline Dale ... musician: cello
Declan Daly ... musician: violin
Grace Davidson ... singer / soprano / vocalist soprano
Laurence Davies ... musician: french horn
Simon Davies ... singer
Ralph De Souza ... musician: violin
Caroline Dearnley ... musician: cello (as Caroline Dearney)
Brad Dechter ... orchestrator
Toby Deller ... musician: viola
Manon Derome ... musician: violin
Modou Diouf ... musician
Philip Eastop ... musician: french horn
Richard Edwards ... musician: trombone
Ruth Ehrlich ... musician: violin
Alan Estes ... musician: percussion
Pedro Eustache ... musician: flute
Jonathan Evans-Jones ... musician: violin
Sarah Eyden ... singer
Robin Firman ... musician: cello
Simon Fischer ... musician: violin
Susan Flannery ... singer
Christopher Foster ... singer
Matt Franko ... music preparation
Roger Garland ... musician: violin
Jivan Gasparyan ... musician: duduk (as Djivan Gasparyan)
Cathy Giles ... musician: cello
Kevin Globerman ... scoring crew
Daniel Gold ... music preparation
Kathy Gowers ... musician: violin
Tom Graham ... scoring crew
Timothy Grant ... musician: viola (as Tim Grant) / musician: viola
Gavin Greenaway ... conductor: children's choir
Donald Greig ... singer
Rusen Gunes ... musician: viola
Simon Gunton ... musician: trombone
Attab Haddad ... musician: oud
Lionel Handy ... musician: cello
Matthew Hargreaves ... singer
Bob Harris ... singer
John Heley ... musician: cello
Stephen Henderson ... musician: percussion
Claire Henry ... singer
Nick Hitchens ... musician: tuba
Jim Hoffman ... music preparation
Robert Houston ... score pro tools recordist
Jonathan A. Hughes ... music preparation
Jake Jackson ... scoring crew
Tim Jackson ... musician: french horn
David Johnson ... musician: double bass
Sam Jones ... scoring crew
Legend Joy ... singer
Kida Kamanza ... singer
Gift Karisa ... singer
Paul Kegg ... musician: cello
Nansady Keita ... musician
Nicki Kennedy ... singer
Gary Kettel ... musician: percussion
Alex Kharlamov ... music designer
Patrick Kiernan ... musician: violin
Brian Kilgore ... musician: percussion
Braden Kimball ... scoring crew
Joash Kiragga ... singer
Denis Kisuule ... singer
Jo Knight ... musician: cello
Josephine Knight ... musician: cello
Joely Koos ... musician: cello
Boguslav Kostecki ... musician: violin
Jon Kull ... orchestrator
Jolly Kyibalama ... singer
Michael Landau ... musician: electric guitar / musician: guitar
Patrick Lannigan ... musician: double bass
Tim Lauber ... scoring crew
Julian Leaper ... musician: violin
Gabrielle Lester ... musician: violin
Bill Lockhart ... musician: percussion
Martin Loveday ... musician: cello
Beatrix Lovejoy ... musician: violin
Morag MacKay ... singer (as Morag McKay)
Paul Manley ... musician: violin
Louise Clare Marshall ... singer
Moses Matovu ... singer
Polly May ... singer
James Maynard ... musician: trombone
James McLeod ... musician: violin
Steve McManus ... musician: double bass
Mike McMenemy ... musician: violin
Don McVay ... musician: viola
Alan Meyerson ... music scoring mixer
George Michael ... singer
Richard Milone ... musician: violin
Emanuel Mnyika ... singer
Steve Morris ... musician: violin
Mary Mose ... singer
Anna Mudeka ... vocalist
Prossy Musiimenta ... singer
Kate Musker ... musician: viola
Emmanuel Mutsinzi ... singer
Victoria Mutunga ... singer
Rebecca Muye ... singer
Youssou N'Dour ... vocalist
Lilian Nakiwolo ... singer
Martha Namujju ... singer
Winnie Tendo Nantume ... singer
Timothy Nasasira ... singer
Galale Ndoro ... singer
Everton Nelson ... musician: violin
Julia Marie Newmann ... scoring intern (as Julia Newmann)
David Olson ... music editor
Martin Owen ... musician: french horn
Sid Page ... musician: violin
Elizabeth Panga ... singer
Andy Parker ... musician: viola
Helen Parker ... singer
Tom Pearce ... singer
Victor Pesavento ... music preparation
Melissa Phelps ... musician: cello
Tom Phillips ... singer
Tom Pigott Smith ... musician: violin
Chris Pitsillides ... musician: viola
Anthony Pleeth ... musician: cello
David Porter Thomas ... singer
Simon Preece ... singer
David Pyatt ... musician: french horn
Jim Rattigan ... musician: french horn
Simon Rayner ... musician: french horn
Jonathan Rees ... musician: violin
Jay B. Richardson ... music editor
Frank Ricotti ... musician: percussion
Michael Robinson ... singer
Ruth Rogers ... musician: violin
Steve Rossell ... musician: double bass
Peter Rotter ... music contractor
Douglas Rujumba ... singer
John Ryan ... musician: french horn
John Fell Ryan ... musician: french horn
Marni Sanders ... music copyist
Moucoulou Sawane ... musician
Bill Schultz ... musician: shakuhachi
Hugh Seenan ... musician: french horn
Fred Selden ... musician: flute
Jackie Shave ... musician: violin
Samantha Shaw ... singer
Fiona Siajabu ... singer
Jude Sim ... singer
Emlyn Singleton ... musician: violin
Owen Slade ... musician: tuba
Sonia Slany ... musician: violin
Robert Smissen ... musician: viola
Steven L. Smith ... music preparation
Pamela J. Sollie ... scoring coordinator
Eric Solomon ... scoring crew
Denis St. Amand ... scoring crew
Jonathan Strange ... musician: violin
Bill Talbott ... scoring crew
Stuart Michael Thomas ... technical score advisor / technical score engineer
Cathy Thompson ... musician: violin
Mike Thompson ... musician: french horn
Jon Thorne ... musician: viola
Christopher Tombling ... musician: violin
Ivo van der Worff ... musician: viola
David Vines ... musician: trombone
Lindsay Wagstaff ... singer
Allen Walley ... musician: double bass
Lawrence Wallington ... singer
Vicci Wardman ... musician: viola
Rosemary Warren-Green ... musician: violin
Chris Watson ... singer
Stacey Watton ... musician: double bass
Jim Weidman ... supervising music editor
Helen Werling ... music preparation
Mel Wesson ... ambient music designer / music programmer
Matthew White ... singer
Debbie Widdup ... musician: violin
Paul Wilkes ... scoring crew
Paul Willey ... musician: violin
Steve Williams ... musician: double bass
Dave Woodcock ... musician: violin
Gavyn Wright ... musician: violin
Emily Yarrow ... singer
Warren Zielinski ... musician: violin
Joe Zimmerman ... music librarian
Bob Zimmitti ... musician: percussion
Wolfgang Amadeus ... additional music mixer (uncredited)
Rachel Bolt ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Chris Clad ... musician: violin (uncredited)
James Newton Howard ... score producer (uncredited)
Braden Kimball ... score mixing assistant (uncredited)
Peter Lale ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Steve Mair ... musician: double bass (uncredited)
Perry Montague-Mason ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Mary Scully ... musician: double bass (uncredited)
Bruce White ... musician: viola (uncredited)

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Vinca Cox ... second unit script supervisor
M'zée Fula Ngenge ... script consultant
Jayne-Ann Tenggren ... script supervisor
Marshall Herskovitz ... script revisions (uncredited)
Edward Zwick ... script revisions (uncredited)

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Bryan Baverstock ... transportation coordinator (as Brian Baverstock)
Laurie Dunn ... transportation captain
Paul Fisher ... transportation coordinator
Kenneth Fletcher ... Transport/Unit assistant
David Gwyther ... unit driver
Mark Hardy ... transportation coordinator
Morgan Pather ... transportation captain
Gordon Stevens ... transportation captain
Peter Trotman ... unit driver: UK (as Pete Trotman)
Gerry Turner ... unit transport manager
Martin Walsh ... facilities driver

Additional Crew

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Gerry Alfonso ... first assistant accountant: Mozambique
Russell Allen ... assistant production office coordinator
Michael Alvarado ... production secretary: Los Angeles
Valeria Appel ... document translator
Simon Atherton ... armorer
Andy Brunskill ... body double: Mr. Di Caprio
David A. Burt ... stand-in: Leonardo DiCaprio, UK
Elaine Burt ... production coordinator
Tina Caldeira ... freight coordinator
Leah Chalk ... health and safety
Marisa Clayton ... post coordinator: Modern VideoFilm
Ryan C. Coleman ... assistant: Mr. Herskovitz (as Ryan Coleman)
Luke Cornell ... animal coordinator
Michael Da Rocha Antunes ... production assistant
Lisa Davidson ... production coordinator: Warner Bros.
Walmir De Almeida ... production assistant
Pam Des Vigne ... payroll accountant
Clinton du Preez ... production assistant
Tommy Dunne ... key armorer
Greg Eby ... location accountant
Jake Edmonds ... health and safety coordinator
Dale Edwards ... special equipment supplier
Lynette Ely ... assistant to production coordinator
Jane Fagan ... assistant: Mr. DiCaprio
Ryan C. Fill ... production assistant
Jessica Franks ... key set assistant
Kurt P. Galvao ... post-production technical consultant
Luciano Silighini Garagnani ... production staff
Graham Geraghty ... assistant to producer
Rob Harris ... unit publicist
Alan Hausmann ... armorer
Nion Hazell ... assistant production coordinator
Kelly Helstrom ... staff production coordinator
John Henn ... unit assistant
Dan Hirst ... boot camp instructor (as Daniel Hirst)
Polly Hobson ... assistant: Mr. Hounsou
Jason Irizarry ... security: Mr. DiCaprio
Polly Johnsen ... studio executive
Thersius Kok ... support staff: Mr. Zwick
Nick Komornicki ... supervising armorer
Carol Kruger ... production accountant: South Africa
Tyrone Kupritz ... security: Mr. DiCaprio
Joline Laarman ... housing assistant
Linda Labov ... assistant: Ms. Weinstein
Francis Lambert ... unit medic: UK
Jen Lambert ... unit nurse (as Jennifer Lambert)
Jacqueline Laura ... voice looping (as Jacqueline Mahoney)
Etienne le Roux ... pilot: Air Caravan
Paulo Luis ... production assistant
Guy MacLeod ... additional crew: legal
John Malakoff ... production travel consultant
Sasha Markova ... assistant: Ms. Connelly
Louise Martin ... clearance coordinator
Kyla McFeat ... assistant accountant
Karl McMillan ... assistant: Mr. de la Noy
Jeroen Menssink ... aerial coordinator: Hind
Linda Mgqobane ... accounting assistant
Julian Milam ... production assistant
Carolyn Milner ... set production assistant: UK
Paul Mindel ... floor runner: UK
Tim Monich ... dialect coach
Alan Munro ... main title design
Spud Murray ... animal coordinator
John Nixon ... armorer
Denis O'Sullivan ... assistant: Mr. King
Pieter Oosthuizen ... production assistant
Ian Osborne ... pilot: MI8
Justin Owen ... computer and video supervisor: Useful Companies
Sue Ann Perry ... production secretary
Lance Peters ... administrator: South African armory
Jason Potter ... assistant accountant
Troy Putney ... assistant: Mr. Zwick
Trevor Ralston ... pilot: Hind
Martin Rea ... lead hand/standby carpenter
Hallam Rice-Edwards ... production secretary: UK
Angela Rowden ... finance assistant: WB
Grant Antony Rowe ... crew: second unit (as Grant Rowe)
Sorious Samura ... film consultant
David Sillery ... assistant to armorer
Sheryl Sirmons ... first assistant accountant
Andy Stephens ... aerial operations manager: Flying Pictures Ltd.
Claire Stewart ... assistant production coordinator: UK
Jamie Stockley ... animal trainer
Jim Stockley ... animal trainer
Andrew Strachan ... assistant production coordinator
Stuart Michael Thomas ... synthesizer programmer
Katherine Tibbetts ... production coordinator: UK
Tobias James Tomkins ... production runner
Gert Uys ... aerial coordinator / pilot
Janine van Assen ... production coordinator
Farren van Niekerk ... additional crew: legal
Elize von Stade ... payroll (as Elize Cloete)
Matt Ward ... account assistant
Reg Wayment ... military advisor
Braam Wessels ... co-pilot: MI8
Timothy Alexander West ... production assistant
Margaret Whitman ... assistant to actress
Nikki Wichmann ... production secretary
Laura Wilcox ... assistant accountant: South Africa
Marc Wolff ... aerial pilot
Brian Worsley ... assistant: Bill Draper
Barney Wrightson ... aerial operations assistant: Flying Pictures Ltd.
Tomoko Yamamoto ... first assistant accountant
Michael Bilog ... post production accountant (uncredited)
Nicola Graydon Harris ... publicity writer (uncredited)
Jon Plowman ... vehicle stand in: Antony Coleman (uncredited)
Natalie Rademeyer ... Accommodation Coordinator (uncredited)
Dominic Ridley ... production assistant (uncredited)
Joby Stephens ... additional set runner: UK (uncredited)
Hudson Vianna ... production staff (uncredited)
Jennifer Wachtell ... executive team (uncredited)
Richard Wild ... weather consultant (uncredited)

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David Passman ... thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

A story following Archer, a man tortured by his roots. With a strong survival instinct, he has made himself a key player in the business of conflict diamonds. Political unrest is rampant in Sierra Leone as people fight tooth for tooth. Upon meeting Solomon, and the beautiful Maddy, Archer's life changes forever as he is given a chance to make peace with the war around him. Written by Miist

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Taglines It Will Cost You Everything See more »
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Also Known As
  • Diamond (United States)
  • The Blood Diamond (United States)
  • Okavango (United States)
  • Diamante de sangre (Spain)
  • Diamant de sang (Spain, Catalan title)
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  • 143 min
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Box Office

Budget $100,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $8,648,324, 10 Dec 2006
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $171,407,179, 28 Jan 2013

Did You Know?

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Trivia When Danny Archer arrives in South Africa, there are two women standing in front of the airport and he walks by them. These women are Leonardo DiCaprio's mother and grandmother. See more »
Goofs In the beginning of the film, Danny Archer gets arrested by Liberian border guards while crossing the border from Sierra Leone to Liberia. He would therefore end up in a prison in Liberia and not in Sierra Leone where he meets Solomon. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Blood Diamond/Turistas/The Nativity Story/10 Items or Less/Sweetland (2006). See more »
Soundtracks Shine on 'em See more »
Quotes Danny Archer: Sometimes I wonder... will God ever forgive us for what we've done to each other? Then I look around and I realize... God left this place a long time ago.
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