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Rope of Sand
Movie

Rope of Sand

1949· Released5.6/ 10
AdventureDramaThriller

Overview

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

Ratings

TMDB
5.6/10

32 votes

IMDb
6.6/10

1,860 votes

RTMetacriticLetterboxd

Director

William Dieterle

William Dieterle

Director

Cast

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Michael (Mike) Davis

Paul Henreid

Paul Henreid

Commandant Paul G. Vogel

Claude Rains

Claude Rains

Arthur 'Fred' Martingale

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Toady

Corinne Calvet

Corinne Calvet

Mademoiselle Suzanne Renaud aka Aniseneletette Duringreaud

Sam Jaffe

Sam Jaffe

Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter

John Bromfield

John Bromfield

Thompson (guard)

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

Pierson (guard)

Kenny Washington

Kenny Washington

John

Edmund Breon

Edmund Breon

Parker, Chairman of the Board

Hayden Rorke

Hayden Rorke

Ingram

David Thursby

Henry (bartender)

Josef Marais

South African Veldt Singer

Miranda Marais

South African Veldt Singer

Everett Brown

Batsuma Chief

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