Rope of Sand (1949)

★ 5.6 1h 44m IMDb

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

Rope of Sand

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Cast

Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster as Michael (Mike) Davis Died 1994 · New York City, New York, USA Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994) was an American film actor noted for his athletic physique and distinctive smile (which he called "The Grin"). Later he took roles...
Paul Henreid
Paul Henreid as Commandant Paul G. Vogel Died 1992 · Trieste, Austria-Hungary Born Paul Georg Julius Hernreid in the city of Trieste, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Paul Henreid (January 10, 1908 – March 29, 1992) was an Austrian actor, director, producer, and writer...
Claude Rains
Claude Rains as Arthur 'Fred' Martingale Died 1967 · Clapham, London, England, UK Claude Rains was an English stage and film actor whose career spanned 47 years; he later held American citizenship. He was known for many roles in Hollywood films, among them the title role in The In...
Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre as Toady Died 1964 · Rózsahegy (now Ružomberok), Austria-Hungary (now Slovakia) Peter Lorre (June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964) was a Hungarian-American actor frequently typecast as a sinister foreigner. He caused an international sensation in 1931 with his portrayal of a serial ki...
Corinne Calvet
Corinne Calvet as Mademoiselle Suzanne Renaud aka Aniseneletette Duringreaud Died 2001 · Los Angeles, California, USA Corinne Calvet (born Corinne Dibos; April 30, 1925 – June 23, 2001), was a French actress who appeared mostly in American films known for her fiery and well-publicized personal life..
Sam Jaffe
Sam Jaffe as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter Died 1984 · New York City, New York, U.S. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Sam Jaffe (March 10, 1891 – March 24, 1984) was an American actor, teacher, musician and engineer. In 1951, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Su...

Audience Reviews

CinemaSerf 6/10 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 use her wiles on "Davis" to try and discover the location of the lode - but she has other ideas! With the seedy "Toady" (Peter Lorre) also whispering in his ear too, the scene is set for quite a tense battle of wills. The cast looks great on paper, and Lancaster and Rains are good, too - but somehow it doesn't quite click. The story takes far too long to get underway, and when the it does it rushes through a series of set-piece scenarios before an ending that I found rather too predictable.

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