Rope of sand 1949 movie

Rope of sand 1949 the irresistible glamour of africa. Not rated 1h 44min adventure, filmnoir 3 august 1949 usa. Originally innocent of all charges, mike is back to claim the diamonds he. Rope of sand 1949 trivia 6 add new during one scene with burt lancaster, corinne calvet felt nauseated and threw up on her leading man. Two years ago, hunting guide mike davis was with a client who trespassed on diamond company land and found a rich lode. This time, henreid is the villain, a sadistic police inspector named paul vogel. Posts about rope of sand 1949 written by monstergirl. As is so often the case, its the screenplay that keeps rope from being a better film. Rope of sand 1949 william dieterle, burt lancaster, paul henreid, claude rains, adventure, film noir july 18, 2017 two years ago, hunting guide mike davis was with a client who trespassed on diamond company land and found a rich lode. Scorching heat and tropical madness take the place of rainswept city streets that the motivations of the characters are still recognisably noir. Rope of sand was her first paramount movieshed earlier had minor parts in a few movies in france. Producer hal wallis evidently hoped to recapture the magic of his earlier casablanca with 1949 s rope of sand. Rent rope of sand 1949 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.

The movie isnt quite film noir but its very close to it, certainly noirish enough that i should probably include it in any future edition of a. Rope of sand 1949 william dieterle, burt lancaster, paul. Rope of sand is one of those films that as burt lancaster said he did for the poke. Franz planers cinematography creates a blackandwhite film noir world. Also it was corinne calvets first american feature. The film predates blood diamond by half century, but i cant remember anything else dealing with that industry in interim.

Read the rope of sand movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Bad blonde 1953 directed by reginald le borg starring barbara payton, frederick valk and john slater. Surprisingly violent for 1949, rope of sand is a middling adventure yarn nothing special, but certainly entertaining enough when theres nothing else on the tube. Rope of sand is a tale of diamonds and intrigue in south africa. Overview of rope of sand, 1949, directed by william dieterle, with burt lancaster, paul henreid, claude rains, at turner classic movies. Its a routine actionadventure film that some have said is a casablanca reunion.

Gallery of 12 movie poster and cover images for rope of sand 1949. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Toronto film society presented rope of sand 1949 on monday, august 27, 2018 in a double bill with the threat as part of the season 71. In the action adventure rope of sand 1949, the quest for hidden diamonds had casablanca alumni rains, paul henreid, and peter lorre facing off against burt lancaster. To that end, he hired three of hal walliss supporting players. Paramounts 1949 production rope of sand belongs to the subgenre that i like to think of as tropical noir. Paul vogel, sadistic commandant of company police, beat mike nearly to death but failed to learn the location. Story of a south african diamond mine watched over by a sadistic.

Rope of sand is a 1949 adventuresuspense film noir produced by hal wallis, and directed by william dieterle. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. After a twoyear hiatus, mike davis burt lancaster returns to the same african city where he was tortured and left for dead at the hands of a sadistic police commandant paul henreid. Melodrama of the efforts of a group of people to torture or seduce a guide into revealing a cache of diamonds in the desert. Set in south west africa, the film stars wallis contract star burt lancaster and three stars from walliss casablanca paul henreid, claude rains, and peter lorre.

Sooner or later, william dieterle will be rediscovered, dont be the last one to be aware of it. To that end, he hired three of casablanca s supporting players. Producer hal wallis evidently hoped to recapture the magic of his earlier hal wallis with 1949 s rope of sand. Wallis, who had struck gold seven years earlier with a little film called casablanca. Rent rope of sand 1949 starring burt lancaster and paul henreid on dvd and bluray. Rope of sand follows the exploits of handsome survivalist mike davis burt lancaster who, while exploring a vast desert in southern africa, uncovers a treasure trove of diamonds. The 1949 release of rope of sand was a return to form of sort for producer hal b. Rope of sand 1949 paramounts 1949 production rope of sand belongs to the subgenre that i like to think of as tropical noir.

Desert portions of the film were shot in yuma, arizona. Film noir and adventure in the south african desert. To that end, he hired three of casablancas supporting players. Sold by t3 family movies and ships from amazon fulfillment. But besides lancaster and calvet the cast includes claude rains, peter lorre, and paul henreid. The film introduces corinne calvet, and features sam jaffe, john bromfield, and kenny washington in supporting roles. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. The plot brings together a group of shifty fortune hunters, including three cast members from the wartime classic casablanca. Two years after he was wrongfully accused of stealing diamonds and nearly beaten to death for it, a man returns to the african city, fully recovered and determined now to claim the diamonds he never stole in the first place. Rope of sand 1949 not rated 1h 44min adventure, filmnoir 3 august 1949 usa a man abused by a sadistic mining company cop before he could tell where on their desert property hed found diamonds decides to steal them instead.

Rope of sand 1949 a safari guide burt lancaster returns for a stash of diamonds, as an african miningsyndicate boss paul henreid knew he would. Directed by julien duviveir flesh and fantasy1943 starring betty field, edward g. Set in the south african desert, this crime adventure begins in diamondstad, a tiny mining town where a hunter and his guide have come to visit. Burt lancaster as mike davis paul henreid as vogel claude rains as. Rope of sand 1949 the irresistible glamour of africa youtube. Rope of sand is a film directed by william dieterle and starring burt lancaster, paul henreid, claude rains. Rope of sand pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released rope of sand pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. Two years back, lionhunting guide mike davis lancaster was forced to trespass on the property of the colonial diamond company, which is surrounded by a. Rope of sand 1949 stream and watch online moviefone. Story of a south african diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman tasked with looking out for smugglers.