Rope of Sand

1h 44m
AdventureDramaThriller
5.6

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

Cast

Burt Lancaster
Michael (Mike) Davis
Paul Henreid
Commandant Paul G. Vogel
Claude Rains
Arthur 'Fred' Martingale
Peter Lorre
Toady
Corinne Calvet
Mademoiselle Suzanne Renaud aka Aniseneletette Duringreaud
Sam Jaffe
Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
John Bromfield
Thompson (guard)
Mike Mazurki
Pierson (guard)
Kenny Washington
John
Edmund Breon
Parker, Chairman of the Board
Hayden Rorke
Ingram
David Thursby
Henry (bartender)
Josef Marais
South African Veldt Singer
Miranda Marais
South African Veldt Singer
Everett Brown
Batsuma Chief
Russell Custer
Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
Georges Renavent
Jacques -- Headwaiter (uncredited)

Crew

William Dieterle
Director
Walter Doniger
Screenplay, Story
Warren Low
Editor
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
Richard McWhorter
Assistant Director
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Edith Head
Costume Design
Ed Fitzharris
Wardrobe Designer
Franz Waxman
Original Music Composer
John Paxton
Additional Dialogue
Grace Gregory
Set Decoration
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Robert McCrellis
Props
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Franz Bachelin
Art Direction

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