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{{Infobox film
| name = Diamond Dogs
| image = Diamond Dogs (film) poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Shimon Dotan|Samuel Dolhasca]]<br>[[Dolph Lundgren]] (uncredited)
| producer = Shimon Dotan<br>Louis Liu
| writer = Léopold St-Pierre<br>Frank Valdez
| starring = Dolph Lundgren<br>[[Yu Nan]]<br>Xue Zuren<br>William Shriver<br>[[Raicho Vasilev]]<br>Zhang Chunnian
| music = Larry Cohen
| cinematography = Xiaobing Rao
| editing = [[Gaétan Huot]]
| studio = Golden Ocean Entertainment<br>Moonstone Entertainment
| distributor = Moonstone Entertainment<br>[[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]]
| released = {{Film date|2007|08|31|Germany|2007|12|14|China|2008|07||Canada}}
| runtime = 94 minutes
| country = Canada<br>China
| language = English<br>Mandarin
}}
'''''Diamond Dogs''''' is a 2007 Canadian-Chinese (American) [[action film]] directed by [[Shimon Dotan|Samuel Dolhasca]] and uncredited co-directed by [[Dolph Lundgren]], who also starred in the film. The film was released on [[direct-to-video|direct-to-DVD]] in the United States on April 29, 2008.


==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.


== Plot Synopsis ==
==Cast==
*[[Dolph Lundgren]]Xander Ronson

*[[Yu Nan]]Anika
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 artefact 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 artefact.
*Xue Zuren – Ang Shaw
*William ShriverChambers
*[[Raicho Vasilev]]Zhukov
*Zhang ChunnianEye Patch


==Production==
==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 was filmed mostly in China, from 19 September 2006-November 2006, on a budget of 6 million USD.
The film came out as a direct to DVD release. The DVD release dates are as follows:

* Germany 31 August 2007
== Cast ==
* China14 December 2007

* Brazil17 January 2008
*[[Dolph Lundgren]]-Xander Ronson
* USA – 29 April 2008

*[[Yu Nan]]-Anika

*[[Xue Zuren]]-Anne Shaw

*[[William Shriver]]-Chambers

*[[Raicho Vasilev]]-Zhukov

*[[Zhang Chunnian]]-Eye Patch

== Release Dates ==

The film was originally going to have a wide release in Cinemas but is this was later changed into a direct to DVD release. The DVD release dates are as follows:

USA- 24 April 2008

Germany- 31 August 2007

China-14 December 2007

Brazil-17 January 2008


== Sources ==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0858433|Diamond Dogs}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|diamond_dogs|Diamond Dogs}}
{{Dolph Lundgren}}


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Latest revision as of 17:52, 22 September 2024

Diamond Dogs
Film poster
Directed bySamuel Dolhasca
Dolph Lundgren (uncredited)
Written byLéopold St-Pierre
Frank Valdez
Produced byShimon Dotan
Louis Liu
StarringDolph Lundgren
Yu Nan
Xue Zuren
William Shriver
Raicho Vasilev
Zhang Chunnian
CinematographyXiaobing Rao
Edited byGaétan Huot
Music byLarry Cohen
Production
companies
Golden Ocean Entertainment
Moonstone Entertainment
Distributed byMoonstone Entertainment
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release dates
  • August 31, 2007 (2007-08-31) (Germany)
  • December 14, 2007 (2007-12-14) (China)
  • July 2008 (2008-07) (Canada)
Running time
94 minutes
CountriesCanada
China
LanguagesEnglish
Mandarin

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.

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

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