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Rope of Sand (1949)
104 min - Adventure - 3 August 1949 (USA)
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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.
Director: William Dieterle
Writers: Walter Doniger (story), Walter Doniger, and 1 more credit ?
Stars: Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid and Claude Rains
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Cast
Complete credited cast:
Burt Lancaster
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Mike Davis
Paul Henreid
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Commandant Paul Vogel
Claude Rains
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Arthur Martingale
Peter Lorre
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Toady
Corinne Calvet
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Suzanne Renaud
Sam Jaffe
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Dr. Francis Hunter
John Bromfield
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Thompson (guard)
Mike Mazurki
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Pierson (guard)
Kenny Washington
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John
Edmund Breon
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Chairman
Hayden Rorke
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Ingram
David Thursby
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Henry (bartender)
Josef Marais
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Specialty Singer
Miranda Marais
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Specialty Singer (as Miranda)
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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 but failed to learn the location. Now Mike is back in Diamantstad, South African desert, and manager Martingale has a better idea: he hires delectable adventuress Suzanne to ferret out Mike's secret. But she soon finds she's playing with fire. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu> Plot Summary | Add Synopsis
Plot Keywords: Diamond | Desert | Adventuress | Criminal Fence | Syndicate | See more ?
Taglines: A Mighty Story of Savage Greed and Sultry Love Set in the Dreaded Desert that Guards the Dark Continent's Forbidden Diamond Fields!
Genres: Adventure
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Country: USA
Language: English | Afrikaans
Release Date: 3 August 1949 (USA) See more ?
Also Known As: Blutige Diamanten See more ?
Filming Locations: Imperial County, California, USA See more ?
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Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Wallis-Hazen See more ?
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Technical Specs
Runtime: 104 min
Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Color: Black and White
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 See full technical specs ?
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Trivia "Screen Director's Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on April 28, 1950 with Burt Lancaster reprising his film role. See more ?
Goofs Continuity: When Vogel tries to kiss Suzanne, the lighting changes completely from one cut to the next. See more ?
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Narrator: This part of the desert of South Africa, where only a parched camel thorn tree relieves the endless parallels of time, space, and sky, surrounds like a rope of sand the richest diamond-bearing area in the world -- an uneasy land where men inflamed by monotony and the heat sometimes forget the rules of civilization.
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