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Rope of Sand

19495.7 / 10104 min

Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Overview

Savage Greed...Sultry Love...Wild Adventure!

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

Warren Low

Editor

Franz Waxman

Original Music Composer

Walter Doniger

Story

Charles Lang

Director of Photography

John Paxton

Additional Dialogue

Hal B. Wallis

Producer

Walter Doniger

Screenplay

Hans Dreier

Art Direction

Edith Head

Costume Design

Grace Gregory

Set Decoration

Sam Comer

Set Decoration

Franz Bachelin

Art Direction

Richard McWhorter

Assistant Director

Robert McCrellis

Props

Ed Fitzharris

Wardrobe Designer