Rope of Sand (1950)
- Directed by
- William Dieterle
- Genre
- film noir, adventure film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 35 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man returns to a diamond mining town in the desert where the local police chief had him beaten and exiled before. He has a plan to get back at the chief and take the diamonds he was cheated out of. The story involves double crosses and shifting loyalties among the various shady characters in the camp.
tensesuspensefulgrittyadventurousbleakhard-boileddesolate
What happens
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. The film introduces Corinne Calvet and features Sam Jaffe, John Bromfield, and Kenny Washington in supporting roles. The picture is set in South West Africa. Desert portions of the film were shot in Yuma, Arizona. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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