Rope of Sand poster

Rope of Sand( 1949)

TV-MAAdventureDramaThriller
57%
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Savage Greed...Sultry Love...Wild Adventure!

Overview

Story of a South African diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman tasked with looking out for smugglers.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Burt Lancaster

      Michael (Mike) Davis

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      Paul Henreid

      Commandant Paul G. Vogel

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      Claude Rains

      Arthur 'Fred' Martingale

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      Peter Lorre

      Toady

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      Corinne Calvet

      Mademoiselle Suzanne Renaud aka Aniseneletette Duringreaud

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      Sam Jaffe

      Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter

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      John Bromfield

      Thompson (guard)

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      Mike Mazurki

      Pierson (guard)

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      Kenny Washington

      John

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      Edmund Breon

      Parker, Chairman of the Board

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      Hayden Rorke

      Ingram

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      David Thursby

      Henry (bartender)

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      Josef Marais

      South African Veldt Singer

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      Miranda Marais

      South African Veldt Singer

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      Everett Brown

      Batsuma Chief

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      Russell Custer

      Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)

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      Georges Renavent

      Jacques -- Headwaiter (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Apr 04 2022
    Paul Henreid is actually quite menacing here, as the domineering commandant "Vogel". He is charged with making sure that nothing is smuggled out of the diamond mines under his charge. Burt Lancaster ("Davis") arrives back after a previous encounter with this nemesis, this time determined to retrace his steps and recover the large treasure he was forced to abandon previously. What now ensues delivers us a pretty well-trodden narrative as these two men try to outwit the other. The duplicitous mine manager "Martingale" (Claude Rains) alights on a cunning plan to get "Suzanne" (Corinne Calvet) to u...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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