Rope of sand 1949 0803 1949 us drama, action, thriller 1h 44m user score. To that end, he hired three of casablancas supporting players. 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. Sand is a 1949 american western film directed by louis king and starring mark stevens, coleen gray, and rory calhoun. Rent rope of sand 1949 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. After graduating he worked as a freelance copywriter and researcher, eventually taking up a position at a software company as an inhouse technical writer. The phrase, purposefully meaningless and ambivalent, is used after a colon to spice up a title.
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. Story of a south african diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman. Rope of sand 1949 william dieterle, burt lancaster, paul. When poison is sent to a hospital by mistake, reuters message saves the day and many lives. Two years ago, hunting guide mike davis was with a client who trespassed on diamond company land and found a rich lode. On top of that the movie works so well it is almost an epic ok, maybe that is a little exaggeration. Detailed information about this film is available from. Rope of sand definition is something of no cohesion or stability. Film noir and adventure in the south african desert. 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. With mark stevens, coleen gray, rory calhoun, charley grapewin.
One can see the film straining for the seemingly tossedoff irreverence thats often said to embody the magic of. But besides lancaster and calvet the cast includes claude rains, peter lorre, and paul henreid. 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. The hunter does not survive, and the guide returns home. The 1949 release of rope of sand was a return to form of sort for producer hal b. It was nominated at the 22nd academy awards for best cinematography colorwhich charles g. Le film rope of sand 1949 vostfr admin 20170404t03. Rope of sand is one of those films that as burt lancaster said he did for the poke. I havent watched many classic era films on bluray, but rope of sand looked just gorgeous and that really added to my viewing experience. He was a villain in a burt lancaster adventure film rope of sand 1949. Rope of sand 1949 stream and watch online moviefone. Harry potter complete 8 film collection dvd 2011, 8disc set free shipping. Wallis, who had struck gold seven years earlier with a little film called casablanca. I havent watched many classic era films on bluray, but rope of sand looked just.
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. Knight 20101208 isnt it odd that such a remarkable film, directed by william dieterle, with a majorleague cast, from paramount, has faded away. Its a routine actionadventure film that some have said is a casablanca reunion. Paul vogel, sadistic commandant of company police, beat mike nearly to death. Keane searches for the horse while the horse learns the ways of the wild. Isnt it odd that such a remarkable film, directed by william dieterle, with a majorleague cast, from paramount, has faded away.
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. 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. However, he is persuaded by ida magnus, the pretty daughter of dr. Rope of sand 1949 the irresistible glamour of africa youtube. Originally innocent of all charges, mike is back to claim the diamonds he. 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. A dangerous brunette, working wives and pleasure first. 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.
It has been a while since i have enjoyed watching a movie the whole time through it. 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. Rope of sand definition of rope of sand by merriamwebster. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Jubilee responds wildly to freedom and presents problems to those who capture and. Definition of rope of sand in the idioms dictionary. South africa is a little cringeworthy no matter what time you set the film in i recommend this movie. Man wanted had several working titles before it was released. 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. Mr belvedere goes to college 1949 sorority house duration. Hal wallis and screenwriter of rope of sand saw it as a reteaming of ingrid bergman and humphrey bogart. The film was produced before the advent of the production code, and its themes of adultery would never have survived joseph i.
Set in south west africa, the film stars wallis contract star burt lancaster and three. Rope of sand only encourages retrospective appreciation of casablanca, as it shows just how rare that alchemy actually is. This time, henreid is the villain, a sadistic police inspector named paul vogel. Rope of sand 1949 the irresistible glamour of africa.
A short film that he wrote is currently in production. 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. Paul vogel, sadistic commandant of company police, beat mike nearly to death but failed to learn the location. Rent rope of sand 1949 starring burt lancaster and paul henreid on dvd and bluray. Burt lancaster, paul henreid, claude rains, peter lorre, corinne calvet, sam jaffe, john bromfield, mike mazurki, kenny washington. 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. Sooner or later, william dieterle will be rediscovered, dont be the last one to be aware of it. Definition of a rope of sand in the idioms dictionary. I liked the first two books and really looked forward to another installment in this supernatural, romantic suspensemystery series. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. An almost complete list of both the psychotronic video guide and the.
Maritime thriller based on a bestseller by geoffrey jenkins, starring richard johnson, honor blackman and roy dotrice. 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. Also it was corinne calvets first american feature. 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. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Burt lancaster, claude rains, peter lorre, paul henreid, sam jaffe, corinne calvet, william dieterle, hal wallis. 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. The producer of casablanca did not get the stars but managed to recruit supporting players claude rains, paul henried, and peter lorre. Rope of sand is one of the 10 best adventure movies ive ever seen. The film introduces corinne calvet, and features sam jaffe, john bromfield, and kenny washington in supporting roles. Rope of sand s plot doesnt matter, and thats not important, but nothing else matters either.
Movie titles given in upper case refer to entries in a comprehensive encyclopedia of film noir. 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. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Rope of sand is a 1949 adventuresuspense film noir produced by hal wallis, and directed by william dieterle. As is so often the case, its the screenplay that keeps rope from being a better film. 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. An aboveaverage adventure film that fans of casablanca wont find too.
Paramounts 1949 production rope of sand belongs to the subgenre that i like to think of as tropical noir. Set in southwest africa now namibia rope of sand has all the features of film noir. Bingeclock, what is the runtime of rope of sand and which. 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. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic.
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. Burt lancaster and paul henreid in rope of sand 1949 peter lorre and corinne calvet in rope of sand. To create a new marathon that starts with rope of sand, just enter a title. 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. A rope of sand unknown a running joke used in academic writing. 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. Salter, was nominated for an academy award for best original score in 1946. 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.
Jun 06, 2018 sand 1949 jeff keanes expensive showhorse escapes from a train and runs wild in the colorado wilderness. 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. Unfortunately, rope of sand didnt really measure up for me. The hunter sneaks into an offlimits area and steals a bunch of diamonds and with the guide flees across the desert. Burt lancaster as mike davis paul henreid as vogel claude rains. Discover what genre rope of sand, 1949, directed by william dieterle, with burt lancaster, paul henreid, claude rains, belongs at turner classic movies.
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