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Rope of Sand is a 1949 American adventure-suspense film noir directed by William Dieterle, produced by Hal Wallis, and starring Burt Lancaster and three stars from Wallis's Casablanca – Paul Henreid, Claude Rains and Peter Lorre. The film introduces Corinne Calvet and features Sam Jaffe, John Bromfield, and Kenny Washington in supporting roles.
Rope of Sand: Directed by William Dieterle. With Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre. A man abused by a sadistic mining company cop before he could tell where on their desert property he'd found diamonds decides to steal them instead.
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- Action, Adventure, Crime
- William Dieterle
- 1949-08-03
Rope of Sand. A safari guide (Burt Lancaster) returns for a stash of diamonds, as an African mining-syndicate boss (Paul Henreid) knew he would.
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- William Dieterle
- Adventure
- Burt Lancaster
Rope of Sand is a tale of diamonds and intrigue in South Africa. The plot brings together a group of shifty fortune hunters, including three cast members from the wartime classic Casablanca. Two years back, lion-hunting guide Mike Davis (Lancaster) was forced to trespass on the property of the Colonial Diamond Company, which is surrounded by a ...
A man abused by a sadistic mining company cop before he could tell where on their desert property he'd found diamonds decides to steal them instead. Two years ago, hunting guide Mike Davis was with a client who trespassed on diamond company land and found a rich lode; Paul Vogel, sadistic commandant of company police, beat Mike nearly to death ...
