In A Fish Called Wanda (1988), what is the name of the diamond stolen by the gang?

The diamond stolen by the gang in A Fish Called Wanda (1988) is called the African Star.

The African Star is the central prize in the film’s opening jewel robbery. George Thomason organizes the operation, while Wanda and Otto manipulate the aftermath for their own advantage. After the heist, the gang discovers that George has hidden the diamonds, creating the film’s chain of betrayals, searches and double-crosses.

John Cleese plays Archie Leach, the barrister drawn into the criminals’ scheme, while Jamie Lee Curtis plays Wanda Gershwitz and Kevin Kline plays Otto West. Michael Palin plays Ken Pile, an accomplice whose intense affection for animals becomes an important comic subplot.

The film’s title refers to Wanda, not to the stolen jewel. That distinction can cause confusion because the diamond is central to the plot but is not named in the title. A Fish Called Wanda was directed by Charles Crichton and written by Cleese, who developed the story with Crichton and Palin.