---
title: 'Blood Diamond (2006)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edward Zwick'
released: '2006-12-08'
runtime_minutes: 143
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/blood-diamond-2006'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450259/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Blood Diamond (2006)

2006 · 143 min · Drama, Action, War, Adventure, Thriller · Germany, United States


## Synopsis

Blood Diamond is a 2006 American war drama film directed and co-produced by Edward Zwick and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou. The title refers to blood diamonds, which are diamonds mined in war zones and sold to finance conflicts, thereby profiting warlords and diamond companies around the world.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edward Zwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-zwick)
- **Producer:** [Edward Zwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-zwick), [Graham King](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-king), [Marshall Herskovitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/marshall-herskovitz)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles Leavitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-leavitt)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Newton Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-newton-howard)
- **Director of Photography:** [Eduardo Serra](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduardo-serra)
- **Editor:** [Steven Rosenblum](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-rosenblum)

## Cast

- [Djimon Hounsou](https://cinepixo.com/people/djimon-hounsou) as Solomon Vandy
- [Michael Sheen](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-sheen) as Rupert Simmons
- [Ato Essandoh](https://cinepixo.com/people/ato-essandoh) as Captain Rambo
- [Leonardo DiCaprio](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonardo-dicaprio) as Daniel "Danny" Archer
- [Marius Weyers](https://cinepixo.com/people/marius-weyers) as Rudolf van de Kaap
- [Ntare Mwine](https://cinepixo.com/people/ntare-mwine) as M'Ed
- [Basil Wallace](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-wallace) as Benjamin Kapanay
- [Winston Ntshona](https://cinepixo.com/people/winston-ntshona)
- [Kagiso Kuypers](https://cinepixo.com/people/kagiso-kuypers) as Dia Vandy
- [Jimi Mistry](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimi-mistry) as Nabil
- [Sam Elliott](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-elliott) as Dave
- [David Harewood](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-harewood) as Captain "Poison"
- [Arnold Vosloo](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnold-vosloo) as Colonel Coetzee
- [Jennifer Connelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-connelly) as Maddy Bowen
- [Stephen Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-collins) as Ambassador Walker

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Official site: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/blood-diamond
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/blood-diamond-2006
Film facts: Wikidata (Q74958); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.