Diamond Hunters From:Roy Scheider , Alyssa Milano , Sean Patrick Flanery , Michael Easton , Jolene Blalock , Dennis Berry , Velocity / Thinkfilm ,
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0821575525350
Format: Color
Format: Dolby
Format: DVD-Video
Format: Widescreen
Format: NTSC
Label: Velocity / Thinkfilm
Manufacturer: Velocity / Thinkfilm
Number Of Items: 1
Packaged Height: 60 hundredths-inches
Packaged Length: 750 hundredths-inches
Packaged Weight: 20 hundredths-pounds
Packaged Width: 540 hundredths-inches
Publisher: Velocity / Thinkfilm
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2004-11-30
Running Time: 170 minutes
Studio: Velocity / Thinkfilm
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Product Description:
Set against the backdrop of Africa’s Emerald Coast and diamond mines, Diamond Hunters traces the torrid fortunes of a family unable to forgive and forget. Johnny, a successful diamond hunter, gets sucked back into a family that had been his own, before the patriarch, Jacob Van der Byl, abandoned him 20 years ago. Painful memories of an unjust father and a long lost love come back to reality as Johnny is pitted against his own half-brother Benedict in a fight over two women, a diamond empire and ultimately, his very survival.
Customer Reviews:
1 of 2 customers found the following review helpful:
 Great cast! Lousy story!, 2007-06-23
I felt that this movie was completely pointless. It is about a family who searches South Africa looking for diamonds. The main character, Johnny, gets taken in by this old man, aka Jacob Van der Byl, who treats him like a son for the first twelve years of his life than promptly (and quite brutally) kicks him out of the house for no apparent reason. Obviously, Van der Byl must've sensed the upcoming attraction between Johnny and his daughter Tracy and tried to put a stop to it before anything started!
Fast forward about twenty years and Van der Byl contacts Johnny and invites him to join in the family business because 1) Van der Byl is dying, 2) his biological son is too incompetant to take over the family business and 3) he no longer cares about keeping his daughter Tracy and Johnny from getting it on. Why Johnny would even want to get back involved with a swarmy guy like Van der Byl is beyond me. Even stranger, nice guy Johnny trusts crooked "bro" Benedict. Talk about family loyalty!
Too much talent(literally) got swept away in the water in this movie!
Note: Those of you who are wondering what happened to Tracy's husband after he "slipped" in the the pool and was left for dead, fear not! Later on, it's revealed that Tracy gives him a divorce. I didn't see that one coming!
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