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Director William Dieterle did better movies than ROPE OF SAND but he never did one in more unusual settings than in South West Africa, now Namibia.
Rope of Sand is a 1949 American adventure-suspense film noir directed by William Dieterle, produced by Hal Wallis, and starring Burt Lancaster and three stars from Wallis's Casablanca – Paul Henreid, Claude Rains and Peter Lorre.
Dec 23, 2014 · Review: William Dieterle’s Rope of Sand on Olive Films Blu-ray. William Dieterle’s forgettable, generically stylish attempt at cashing in on the success of Casablanca nets a good transfer. by Chuck Bowen. December 23, 2014. Rope of Sand heartily depends on the audience’s affection for American noir signifiers.
Now Mike is back in Diamantstad, South African desert, and manager Martingale has a better idea: he hires delectable adventuress Suzanne to ferret out Mike’s secret. But she soon finds she’s playing with fire.
Feb 27, 2015 · ROPE OF SAND One of William Dieterle’s last Hollywood movies (and possibly the craziest) is a violent film noir from 1949 set in the Kalahari desert. Burt Lancaster heads a cast that...
William Dieterle’s Rope of Sand works hard to thrill viewers through intrigue and adventure and suspense, and while some may find that the parts don’t add up to a compelling whole, the film still entertains largely because of its stellar cast. Set in a South African desert controlled by the Colonial Diamond Co., the film stars Burt ...
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Rope of Sand: Directed by William Dieterle. With Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre. A man abused by a sadistic mining company cop before he could tell where on their desert property he'd found diamonds decides to steal them instead.
