Diamond Dogs (film)
Diamond Dogs is a 2007 Canadian-Chinese (American) action film directed by Samuel Dolhasca and uncredited co-directed by Dolph Lundgren, who also starred in the film. The film was released on direct-to-DVD in the United States on April 29, 2008.
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| Directed by | Samuel Dolhasca Dolph Lundgren (uncredited) |
| Written by | Léopold St-Pierre Frank Valdez |
| Produced by | Shimon Dotan Louis Liu |
| Starring | Dolph Lundgren Yu Nan Xue Zuren William Shriver Raicho Vasilev Zhang Chunnian |
| Cinematography | Xiaobing Rao |
| Edited by | Gaétan Huot |
| Music by | Larry Cohen |
Production companies | Golden Ocean Entertainment Moonstone Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Moonstone Entertainment Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Countries | Canada China |
| Languages | English Mandarin |
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 set mostly in Inner Mongolia, from 19 September 2006 and 2 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 – 29 April 2008