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The Diamond, finally!

OK, let’s start by saying that what hooked me was the cover art for the audio-drama version of Louis L’Amour’s The Diamond of Jeru.
Apart from the power of the author’s name – I don’t need to tell you that L’Amour is a legend in popular fiction – the artwork suggested this was just my kind of story.

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So I came to the web page of the audio project, where I was able to learn more about L’Amour’s lost story, its audio adaptation and the movie.

What?
A movie?!
I had to see it.

And as I explained a few days back, it was not an easy hunt.
But finally, thanks to the good people of Das Filmsyndikat, a fabulous specialty shop in Germany, I got me a copy of the DVD for 1.95 euro.
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Quest for the Diamond

519d7vy2qgl-_sy445_You know I’m a sucker for old style adventure movies.
And when I learned there’s an adventure flick I missed, and it’s based on a “lost” story by Louis L’Amour, I started searching.

The Diamond of Jeru, a classic tale of greed and divided loyalties set in Burma in 1955, was shot – under incredibly avverse conditions – in 2001.
It features Billy Zane, Paris Jefferson and Keith Carradine – a solid enough cast, for my tastes1.

So, as I said, I started looking for the movie.
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