The phrase, purposefully meaningless and ambivalent, is used after a colon to spice up a title. Story of a south african diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman. The story follows the deepening romance between british historian emma deresby and renowned surgeon matthew lynes who in the seventeenth century during the english civil war was betrayed and. White heat is a 1949 film noir starring james cagney, virginia mayo and edmond obrien. Bob and ray whdh september 1st 1949 internet archive. Rope of sand definition of rope of sand by merriamwebster. Its just a step above mediocre because theres some odd flourishes to the story, the cast is kind of stellar, and it has moments of spectacular photography. Rope of sand is a 1949 adventuresuspense film noir produced by hal wallis, and directed by william dieterle. Rope of sand 1949 paramount pictures film with corinne calvert and burt lancaster private detective lighting a cigarette, film noir style. A show horseman, jeff keane mark stevens, loses his prize stallion, jubilee suns red shadow, as a result of a train wreck in colorado, and enlists the aid of rancher joan hartley colleen gray in tracking the horse. The man doesnt have a chance to tell the cop where he found the diamonds in the desert setting where the movie takes place, so he decides to take the jewels instead. Burt lancaster, corinne calvet, claude rains, peter lorre, paul henreid. Rope of sand, bluray, suspensefilm noir, 887090086608.
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. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Atmospheric, good film of the gem lust film category. Watch rope of sand full movie in hd visit movie 15481 story of a south african diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman. Shop rope of sand dvd 1949 region 1 us import ntsc. 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 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Rope of sand 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Robinson, barbara stanwyck, charles boyer, robert cummings, anna lee, dame may whitty and c. Bad blonde 1953 directed by reginald le borg starring barbara payton, frederick valk and john slater. As is so often the case, its the screenplay that keeps rope from being a better film. With burt lancaster, paul henreid, claude rains, peter lorre.
Paul vogel, sadistic commandant of company police, beat mike nearly to death but failed to learn the location. An aboveaverage adventure film that fans of casablanca wont find too. 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. An article in the boston globe of wednesday, august 31st, 1949 carried the headline corinne calvet, french screen star, in boston today, presumably for the boston premiere of rope of sand, in which she starred. Detailed information about this film is available from. 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. Rope of sand, bluray, suspense film noir, 887090086608. Rope of sand 1949 0803 1949 us drama, action, thriller 1h 44m user score. Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visit the. May 28, 2012 this feature is not available right now. Burt lancaster and michael york in the island of dr.
Original music franz waxman written by walter doniger, john paxton produced by hal b. Rope of sand 1949 original production still claude rains, paul henreid and burt lancaster. Rent rope of sand 1949 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. With mark stevens, coleen gray, rory calhoun, charley grapewin. Definition of rope of sand in the idioms dictionary. 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. Directed by julien duviveir flesh and fantasy1943 starring betty field, edward g. This tells the story of a man wronged by a diamond mine commandant. Its a premise pregnant with possibilities and rope of sand gives birth to almost all of them. Rope of sand 1949 william dieterle, burt lancaster, paul henreid, claude rains, adventure, filmnoir 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. Rope of sand 1949 paramount pictures film with burt lancaster and corinne calvet dxmf0m from alamys library of millions of. Rope of sand 1949 full movie download full hd youtube.
Not rated 1h 44min adventure, filmnoir 3 august 1949 usa. Rent rope of sand 1949 starring burt lancaster and paul henreid on dvd and bluray. Rope of sand 1949 still photograph with corinne calvet. Rope of sand 1949 paramount pictures film with burt lancaster. A muscular portrayal from a young burt lancaster and colorful, scenerychewing support from. Though at times this mixture of intrigue, romance, and suspense too closely mirrors another, far better film casablanca, william dieterles tough tale of insatiable greed and ruthless desire holds our interest from start to finish.
Film noir depicting a quiet and dangerous man waiting in a darkened alley. After graduating he worked as a freelance copywriter and researcher, eventually taking up a position at a software company as an inhouse technical writer. Posts about rope of sand 1949 written by monstergirl. 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. Aubrey smith cast a dark shadow 1955 directed by lewis. Rope of sand is as taut and gritty as the two words in its title.
Rope of sand 1949 cast and crew a safari guide burt lancaster returns for a stash of diamonds, as an african miningsyndicate boss paul henreid knew he would. Rope of sand 1949 the irresistible glamour of africa youtube. Definition of a rope of sand in the idioms dictionary. Rope of sand definition is something of no cohesion or stability. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at, or by clicking here. Click to view images in hires, and feel free to download all you wish. Rope of sand 1949 08031949 us drama, action, thriller 1h 44m user score. Story of a south african diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman tasked with looking out for smugglers. Watch rope of sand full movie in hd visit story of a south african diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman.
Overview of sand, 1949, directed by louis king, with mark stevens, coleen gray, rory calhoun, at turner classic movies. Such potent elements as greed, revenge, torrid romance, doublecrosses, intrigue, and cruelty abound, and though the film sometimes struggles to cohesively combine them, it flaunts enough snappy dialogue, roughandtumble action, and spirited portrayals to wind up a highly. The red pony 1949 the rocking horse winner 1949 rope of sand 1949 rotation 1949, e. Rope of sand 1949 letterboxd social film discovery. Burt lancaster made a string of fine noir films in the brief period following the war that. Stream thousands of hardcore movies for free and in high quality. Rope of sand 1949 william dieterle, burt lancaster, paul. Jubilee responds wildly to freedom and presents problems to those who capture and. It was nominated at the 22nd academy awards for best cinematography colorwhich charles g. Dunn which i won through goodreads giveaways is the third installment of a series that mixes romance, the paranormal and suspense.
Rope of sand 1949 paramount pictures film with corinne calvert and burt. Rope of sand, dvd, suspense film noir, 887090026307. Burt lancaster, paul henreid, claude rains, peter lorre. Rope of sand 1949 the irresistible glamour of africa. A short film that he wrote is currently in production. The movie tells the story of a man who is abused by a mining company police officer.