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Rope of Sand

5.819491h 44mNRMovieAdventureDramaThriller

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

DirectorWilliam Dieterle
WriterWalter Doniger
ProducerHal B. Wallis

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Cast · Directed by William Dieterle

BLBurt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster
Michael (Mike) Davis
PHPaul Henreid
Paul Henreid
Commandant Paul G. Vogel
CRClaude Rains
Claude Rains
Arthur 'Fred' Martingale
PLPeter Lorre
Peter Lorre
Toady
CCCorinne Calvet
Corinne Calvet
Mademoiselle Suzanne Renaud aka Aniseneletette Duringreaud
SJSam Jaffe
Sam Jaffe
Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
JBJohn Bromfield
John Bromfield
Thompson (guard)
MMMike Mazurki
Mike Mazurki
Pierson (guard)
KWKenny Washington
Kenny Washington
John
EBEdmund Breon
Edmund Breon
Parker, Chairman of the Board
HRHayden Rorke
Hayden Rorke
Ingram
DT
David Thursby
Henry (bartender)

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