Rope of Sand

Rope of Sand

104 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller | Aug. 3, 1949

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

Rope of Sand

104 mins | Drama, Action, Thriller | Aug. 3, 1949

Rope of Sand
Story of a South African diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman tasked with looking out for smugglers.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Paramount
Original title Rope of Sand
Directors Richard McWhorter, William Dieterle
Writers Walter Doniger

Cast

Burt Lancaster

as Michael (Mike) Davis

Paul Henreid

as Commandant Paul G. Vogel

Claude Rains

as Arthur 'Fred' Martingale

Peter Lorre

as Toady

Corinne Calvet

as Mademoiselle Suzanne Renaud aka Aniseneletette Duringreaud

Sam Jaffe

as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter

John Bromfield

as Thompson (guard)

Mike Mazurki

as Pierson (guard)

Edmund Breon

as Parker, Chairman of the Board

Hayden Rorke

as Ingram

David Thursby

as Henry (bartender)

Josef Marais

as South African Veldt Singer

Miranda Marais

as South African Veldt Singer