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Diamond Dogs
Diamond Dogs
	Film poster
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
Release dates	August 31, 2007 (Germany); December 14, 2007 (China); July 2008 (Canada);
Running time	94 minutes
Countries	Canada; China
Languages	English; Mandarin

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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

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

External links

Diamond Dogs at IMDb
Diamond Dogs at Rotten Tomatoes

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-'''''Diamond Dogs''''' is a [[2007 in film|2007]] action/thriller film starring [[Dolph Lundgren]] and directed by [[Shimon Dotan]] and [[Dolph Lundgren]] (under the pseudonym 'Samuel Dolhasca').
+{{Unreferenced|date=June 2019}}
+{{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 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 artifact.
+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
+*[[Dolph Lundgren]] – Xander Ronson
-*[[Yu Nan]] - Anika
+*[[Yu Nan]] – Anika
-*[[Xue Zuren]] - Anne Shaw
+*Xue Zuren – Ang Shaw
-*[[William Shriver]] - Chambers
+*William Shriver – Chambers
-*[[Raicho Vasilev]] - Zhukov
+*[[Raicho Vasilev]] – Zhukov
-*[[Zhang Chunnian]] - Eye Patch
+*Zhang Chunnian – Eye Patch
 ==Production==
-The film was filmed mostly in Mongolia, from 19 September 2006 through November 2006. It faced difficult and unanticipated circumstances. [[Dolph Lundgren]] stepped up to direct the picture instead of producer/director [[Shimon Dotan]] after just a few days into filming.
+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
+* Germany – 31 August 2007
-* China - 14 December 2007
+* China – 14 December 2007
-* Brazil - 17 January 2008
+* Brazil – 17 January 2008
-* USA - 24 April 2008
+* USA – 29 April 2008
-== Sources ==
+==External links==
+* {{IMDb title|0858433|Diamond Dogs}}
-* [http://imdb.com/title/tt0858433/]
+* {{rotten-tomatoes|diamond_dogs|Diamond Dogs}}
+{{Dolph Lundgren}}
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+[[Category:Canadian martial arts films]]
+[[Category:Chinese martial arts films]]
+[[Category:2000s English-language films]]
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+[[Category:Films shot in China]]
+[[Category:2007 martial arts films]]
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v t e Films by Dolph Lundgren
On screen and stage
Films directed	The Defender (2004) The Mechanik (2005, also writer) Diamond Dogs (2007, uncredited) Missionary Man (2007, also writer) Command Performance (2009, also writer) Icarus (2010) Castle Falls (2021, also produced) Wanted Man (2024, also writer and produced)
Films produced	Ambushed (2013) Puncture Wounds (2014) Skin Trade (2014, also writer)