Blood diamond
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Published
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007].
ISBN
1419845713, 9781419845710
Status
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | BLU-RAY BLOOD | Being transferred between libraries |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Action and adventure films.
Diamonds -- Sierra Leone -- Drama.
Draft -- Sierra Leone -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fishers -- Sierra Leone -- Drama.
Sierra Leone -- Drama.
Sierra Leone -- History -- Civil War, 1991-2002 -- Drama.
Smugglers -- Sierra Leone -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
War films.
Diamonds -- Sierra Leone -- Drama.
Draft -- Sierra Leone -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fishers -- Sierra Leone -- Drama.
Sierra Leone -- Drama.
Sierra Leone -- History -- Civil War, 1991-2002 -- Drama.
Smugglers -- Sierra Leone -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
War films.
More Details
Published
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (143 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
1419845713, 9781419845710
UPC
085391117674
Notes
General Note
Blu-ray Disc.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
General Note
Special features: Commentary with director Edward Zwick; "Focus points" featurettes and production diaries; "Blood on the stone:" follow a diamond's path from the ground to the store; "Becoming Archer:" profiling Leonardo DiCaprio; "Journalism on the front line:" Jennifer Connelly on women journalists at war; "Inside the siege of Freetown:" Edward Zwick on one of the movie's pivotal sequences; music video "Shine on" by Nas; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Eduardo Serra ; edited by Steven Rosenblum ; music by James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Ngila Dickson ; production designer, Dan Weil ; special effects supervisor, Neil Corbould ; visual effects supervisor, Jeffrey A. Okun.
Participants/Performers
Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon Hounsou, Jimi Mistry, Michael Sheen, Arnold Vosloo.
Description
An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: to recover a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son who was consripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed across the alternately beautiful and ravaged countryside.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; strong violence and language.
System Details
HD-DVD, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; PCM 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, BD-50, 1080p High Definition. Special features only: Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, 480i or 480p Standard Definition.
System Details
This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
This Blu-ray disc is copy protected and may be played only on licensed devices.
Language
English (PCM 5.1, Dolby 5.1), dubbed French (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby 5.1) dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Local note
BLU-RAY
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Weinstein, P., Zwick, E., Herskovitz, M., King, G., Gorfil, G., Leavitt, C., Mitchell, C. G., DiCaprio, L., Connelly, J., Hounsou, D., Mistry, J., Sheen, M., & Vosloo, A. (2007). Blood diamond ([Blu-ray version].). Distributed by Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Paula. Weinstein et al.. 2007. Blood Diamond. Distributed by Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Paula. Weinstein et al.. Blood Diamond Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Weinstein, Paula., et al. Blood Diamond [Blu-ray version]., Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2007.
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