Diamond Dogs (film)
| Diamond Dogs | |
|---|---|
| Directed by |
Shimon Dotan Dolph Lundgren |
| Produced by |
Shimon Dotan Louis Liu |
| Screenplay by |
Léopold St-Pierre Frank Valdez (rewrite) |
| Starring | Dolph Lundgren |
| Music by | Larry Cohen |
| Cinematography | Xiaobing Rao |
| Editing by | Gaétan Huot |
| Studio |
Golden Ocean Entertainment Moonstone Entertainment |
| Distributed by |
Moonstone Entertainment Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country |
Canada China |
| Language |
English Mandarin Chinese |
Diamond Dogs is a 2007 action-thriller film starring Dolph Lundgren and directed by Shimon Dotan (under the pseudonym "Samuel Dolhasca") and an uncredited Dolph Lundgren.
Plot
The story of Diamond Dogs concerns a group of American fortune hunters who hire a mercenary called Xander Ronson (Lundgren) to act as their guide and bodyguard, while they search for a priceless Buddhist artifact deep within the Chinese wilderness. They get more than they bargained for, however, as they come face to face with Russian mercenaries also after the artifact.
Cast
- Dolph Lundgren - Xander Ronson
- Yu Nan - Anika
- Xue Zuren - Ang Shaw
- William Shriver - Chambers
- Raicho Vasilev - Zhukov
- Zhang Chunnian - Eye Patch
Production
The film was filmed mostly in Inner Mongolia, from 19 September 2006 through November 2006. The production faced difficult and unanticipated circumstances. Dolph Lundgren stepped up to direct the picture instead of co-producer Shimon Dotan after just a few days into filming.
Release
The film came out as a direct to DVD release. The DVD release dates are as follows:
- Germany - 31 August 2007
- China - 14 December 2007
- Brazil - 17 January 2008
- USA - 24 April 2008