August 3, 1949
104 minutes
AdventureDramaThriller
Rope of Sand
Story of a South African diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman tasked with looking out for smugglers.
Trailer
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))
