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Plot Producer Hal Wallis evidently hoped to recapture the magic of his earlier Casablanca with 1949's Rope of Sand. To that end, he hired three of Casablanca's supporting players: Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, and Peter Lorre. This time, Henreid is the villain, a sadistic police inspector named Paul Vogel. Stationed somewhere in Africa, Vogel hopes to find a legendary lost diamond field. His principal rival in this endeavor is jewel thief Mike Davis (Burt Lancaster), who continues bouncing back from every death trap lain for him by the ill-tempered Vogel. The scenes in which Davis is subjected to various physical tortures is pretty raw for a 1940s film. Claude Rains co-stars as a diamond syndicate head misleadingly named Toady, while Peter Lorre does his shifty-mercenary act. Billed ninth as the nominal heroine is Hal Wallis' latest discovery, French actress/singer Corinne Calvet. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Review Surprisingly violent for 1949, Rope of Sand is a middling adventure yarn -- nothing special, but certainly entertaining enough when there's nothing else on the tube. As is so often the case, it's the screenplay that keeps Rope from being a better film. All of the ingredients for a good thriller are here, but they're slightly stale. They also seem to be thrown in somewhat at random, not because the story demands it but because the writers couldn't really come up with anything better. Director William Dieterle does the best he can with the material, and his work is fine -- but he still can't keep the film from dragging a little too often. Also working against the film is the female lead. Corinne Calvet is attractive and has some appealing qualities, but she's too weak a presence to hold such a key role, especially against an actor of such power as Burt Lancaster. Fortunately, the rest of the cast are more than up to their roles, and the contributions of Lancaster, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, and Paul Henreid are the biggest assets of the film. Lancaster, Rains, and Lorre are good playing familiar roles, but the big surprise is Henreid, who's cast against type as a sadistic villain -- and plays the role with great brio. ~ Craig Butler, Rovi
Cast
Burt Lancaster - Mike Davis
Paul Henreid - Commandant Paul Vogel
Claude Rains - Arthur Martingale
Peter Lorre - Toady
Sam Jaffe - Dr. Francis Hunter John Bromfield - Thompson; Mike Mazurki - Pierson; Kenny Washington - John; Corinne Calvet - Suzanne Renaud; Edmund Breon - Chairman; Harry Cording; Art Foster - Guard; Carl Harbord - Operator of Perseus Club; Darby Jones - Batsuma Chief; Ida Moore - Woman; Nestor Paiva - Ship's Captain; Georges Renavent - Jacques the Headwaiter; Hayden Rorke - Ingram; David Thursby - Henry the Bartender; Trevor Ward - Switchboard Operator; Blackie Whiteford; Martin Wilkins; Everett Brown; David Hoffman - Waiter; Josef Marais - South African Veldt Singer; James R. Scott - Clerk; Jozsef Mariass - Josef Marais
CreditFranz Bachelin - Art Director, Hans Dreier - Art Director, Edith Head - Costume Designer, William Dieterle - Director, Warren Low - Editor, Franz Waxman - Composer (Music Score), Josef Marais - Songwriter, Carl Silvera - Makeup, Charles B. Lang - Cinematographer, Hal B. Wallis - Producer, Sam Comer - Set Designer, Grace Gregory - Set Designer, Gordon Jennings - Special Effects, Walter Doniger - Screen Story, Walter Doniger - Screenwriter, John Paxton - Additional Dialogue
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Rope of Sand
Directed by
William Dieterle
Produced by
Hal B. Wallis
Written by
Walter Doniger
Starring
Burt Lancaster
Paul Henreid
Release date(s)
August 2, 1949 (1949-08-02)
Running time
104 min.
Country
U.S.A.
Language
English / Afrikaans
Rope of Sand was a 1949 adventure film directed by William Dieterle, produced by Hal B. Wallis, starring Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Corinne Calvet, Sam Jaffe, and John Bromfield.
Plot
Hunting guide Mike Davis comes across a cache of diamonds in a remote region of South Africa, but refuses to reveal its location even under torture at the hand of the diamond company's security chief, Vogel.
The company's owner, Martingale, tries a different tactic by hiring a beautiful woman, Suzanne Renaud, to seduce Davis and find out where the diamonds can be found.
Cast
Burt Lancaster as Mike Davis
Paul Henreid as Vogel
Claude Rains as Martingale
Corinne Calvet as Suzanne
Peter Lorre as Toady
Sam Jaffe as Dr. Hunter
External links
Rope of Sand at the Internet Movie Database
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1920s
Man by the Roadside ? Behind the Altar (with Julius Brandt) ? The Saint and Her Fool ? Sex in Chains ? The Brandenburg Arch (with Max Knaake) ? Triumph of Love ? Fr¨¹hlingsrauschen ? Das Schweigen im Walde
1930s
Die Maske f?llt ? Kismet ? Ludwig der Zweite, K?nig von Bayern ? Der Tanz geht weiter ? Eine Stunde Gl¨¹ck ? Die Heilige Flamme (with Berthold Viertel) ? The Last Flight ? Her Majesty, Love ? Man Wanted ? Jewel Robbery ? The Crash ? Six Hours to Live ? Scarlet Dawn ? Lawyer Man ? Grand Slam ? Adorable ? The Devil's in Love ? From Headquarters ? Fashions of 1934 ? Fog Over Frisco ? Madame Du Barry ? The Firebird ? The Secret Bride ? A Midsummer Night's Dream (with Max Reinhardt) ? Dr. Socrates ? The Story of Louis Pasteur ? The White Angel ? Satan Met a Lady ? The Great O'Malley ? Another Dawn ? The Life of Emile Zola ? Blockade ? Juarez ? The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1940s
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet ? A Dispatch from Reuter's ? The Devil and Daniel Webster ? Syncopation ? Tennessee Johnson ? Kismet ? I'll Be Seeing You ? Love Letters ? This Love of Ours ? The Searching Wind ? Portrait of Jennie ? The Accused ? Rope of Sand
1950s
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1960s
Mistress of the World ? Die Herrin der Welt - Teil II ? Die Fastnachtsbeichte ? The Confession
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