Maritime thriller based on a bestseller by geoffrey jenkins, starring richard johnson, honor blackman and roy dotrice. Paul vogel, sadistic commandant of company police, beat mike nearly to death. Bingeclock, what is the runtime of rope of sand and which. The 1949 release of rope of sand was a return to form of sort for producer hal b.
Rope of sand s plot doesnt matter, and thats not important, but nothing else matters either. When poison is sent to a hospital by mistake, reuters message saves the day and many lives. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Originally innocent of all charges, mike is back to claim the diamonds he.
Sand is a 1949 american western film directed by louis king and starring mark stevens, coleen gray, and rory calhoun. The hunter does not survive, and the guide returns home. Its a routine actionadventure film that some have said is a casablanca reunion. 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 the irresistible glamour of africa youtube. Rope of sand is a 1949 adventuresuspense film noir produced by hal wallis, and directed by william dieterle. It has been a while since i have enjoyed watching a movie the whole time through it. A short film that he wrote is currently in production. One can see the film straining for the seemingly tossedoff irreverence thats often said to embody the magic of. Panic in the streets 1950 directed by elia kazan and starring jack palance, richard widmark, paul douglas and barbara bel geddes m 1931 directed by fritz lang and starring peter lorre the queen of spades 1949 directed by thorold dickinson and starring starring anton walbrook, edith evans and yvonne mitchell rope of sand 1949 directed by. Apr 05, 2011 purchase rope of sand 1949 on region 1 dvd online and enjoy having your favourite drama movies and tv series delivered to you in south africa.
Movie titles given in upper case refer to entries in a comprehensive encyclopedia of film noir. An almost complete list of both the psychotronic video guide and the. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. Set in south west africa, the film stars wallis contract star burt lancaster and three. Rope of sand is so well madethe story clicks along, every shot is perfectly placed and serves the story, both day and night scenes in a desert are grandly photographed. The film was produced before the advent of the production code, and its themes of adultery would never have survived joseph i.
Paramounts 1949 production rope of sand belongs to the subgenre that i like to think of as tropical noir. Hal wallis and screenwriter of rope of sand saw it as a reteaming of ingrid bergman and humphrey bogart. 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. A rope of sand unknown a running joke used in academic writing. 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. To create a new marathon that starts with rope of sand, just enter a title.
Knight 20101208 isnt it odd that such a remarkable film, directed by william dieterle, with a majorleague cast, from paramount, has faded away. 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. Rope of sand 1949 william dieterle, burt lancaster, paul. 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. Film noir and adventure in the south african desert. Rent rope of sand 1949 starring burt lancaster and paul henreid on dvd and bluray. Rope of sand is one of the 10 best adventure movies ive ever seen. I liked the first two books and really looked forward to another installment in this supernatural, romantic suspensemystery series. Rope of sand 1949 0803 1949 us drama, action, thriller 1h 44m user score. 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. Burt lancaster, paul henreid, claude rains, peter lorre, corinne calvet, sam jaffe, john bromfield, mike mazurki, kenny washington. But besides lancaster and calvet the cast includes claude rains, peter lorre, and paul henreid. 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. The producer of casablanca did not get the stars but managed to recruit supporting players claude rains, paul henried, and peter lorre.
In 1950 he made a lowbudget film for edward and harry danziger, so young, so bad, which was followed by an offer from sam katzman to play pirate jean lafitte in last of the buccaneers 1950. I havent watched many classic era films on bluray, but rope of sand looked just gorgeous and that really added to my viewing experience. I havent watched many classic era films on bluray, but rope of sand looked just. I rate this movie pretty highly and then i wonder, were hollywood movies in the late 40s generally this good, in which case ill have to see a lot more. Salter, was nominated for an academy award for best original score in 1946. The film introduces corinne calvet, and features sam jaffe, john bromfield, and kenny washington in supporting roles. Definition of a rope of sand in the idioms dictionary. Man wanted had several working titles before it was released. Big game hunter mike davis heads to the african desert in pursuit of a lode of diamonds whose location only davis knows but a vicious commandant will use every means to discover even sending in a nightclub temptress to loosen daviss lips. Rope of sand only encourages retrospective appreciation of casablanca, as it shows just how rare that alchemy actually is. Mr belvedere goes to college 1949 sorority house duration. Robinson starts a messenger service using homing pigeons to fill a gap in the telegraph network spanning europe, but has difficulty convincing anyone to subscribe.
An aboveaverage adventure film that fans of casablanca wont find too. Burt lancaster and paul henreid in rope of sand 1949 peter lorre and corinne calvet in rope of sand. Harry potter complete 8 film collection dvd 2011, 8disc set free shipping. Burt lancaster as mike davis paul henreid as vogel claude rains. Just rack up 1,000 points on bingeclock and youll get on the guest list and receive the secret words that you need to enter bingeclock chatter. Unfortunately, rope of sand didnt really measure up for me. Set in southwest africa now namibia rope of sand has all the features of film noir. Wallis, who had struck gold seven years earlier with a little film called casablanca. 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. Producer hal wallis evidently hoped to recapture the magic of his earlier casablanca with 1949 s rope of sand. Read the full synopsis of rope of sand, 1949, directed by william dieterle, with burt lancaster, paul henreid, claude rains, at turner classic movies. 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.
To that end, he hired three of casablancas supporting players. Rope of sand definition is something of no cohesion or stability. Rope of sand 1949 the irresistible glamour of africa. Sand 1949 a horse breeder mark stevens and a ranch girl coleen gray track an escaped stallion in the colorado wilderness. Rope of sand is one of those films that as burt lancaster said he did for the poke. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Rope of sand 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. South africa is a little cringeworthy no matter what time you set the film in i recommend this movie. He was a villain in a burt lancaster adventure film rope of sand 1949. 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. Jubilee responds wildly to freedom and presents problems to those who capture and. Jun 06, 2018 sand 1949 jeff keanes expensive showhorse escapes from a train and runs wild in the colorado wilderness. This time, henreid is the villain, a sadistic police inspector named paul vogel. 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. Sooner or later, william dieterle will be rediscovered, dont be the last one to be aware of it. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info.
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. This love of ours is a 1945 american drama film directed by william dieterle and starring merle oberon, claude rains, charles korvin and carl esmond. However, he is persuaded by ida magnus, the pretty daughter of dr. With mark stevens, coleen gray, rory calhoun, charley grapewin. Story of a south african diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman. Keane searches for the horse while the horse learns the ways of the wild. I guess burt lancaster has always been one of my favorite film noir antiheroes the killers, i walk alone and criss cross are 3 of. Isnt it odd that such a remarkable film, directed by william dieterle, with a majorleague cast, from paramount, has faded away. Burt lancaster, claude rains, peter lorre, paul henreid, sam jaffe, corinne calvet, william dieterle, hal wallis.
It was nominated at the 22nd academy awards for best cinematography colorwhich charles g. On top of that the movie works so well it is almost an epic ok, maybe that is a little exaggeration. Discover what genre rope of sand, 1949, directed by william dieterle, with burt lancaster, paul henreid, claude rains, belongs at turner classic movies. Rope of sand 1949 stream and watch online moviefone. Rope of sand only encourages retrospective appreciation of casablanca. Rent rope of sand 1949 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Rope of sand 1949 stream and watch online a safari guide burt lancaster returns for a stash of diamonds, as an african miningsyndicate boss paul henreid knew he would. After graduating he worked as a freelance copywriter and researcher, eventually taking up a position at a software company as an inhouse technical writer. Detailed information about this film is available from. Rope of sand definition of rope of sand by merriamwebster. As is so often the case, its the screenplay that keeps rope from being a better film. Rope of sand 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Definition of rope of sand in the idioms dictionary. 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. The hunter sneaks into an offlimits area and steals a bunch of diamonds and with the guide flees across the desert. Heaven only knows 1947 film michael the archangel comes to earth duration.
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