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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.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.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.
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- 1 nomination
Miranda Marais
- Specialty Singer
- (as Miranda)
James Adamson
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Frank Alten
- Carl - Headwaiter
- (uncredited)
Frank Arnold
- Bartender
- (uncredited)
Val Avery
- Poker Game Cashier
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaDuring one scene with Burt Lancaster, Corinne Calvet felt nauseated and threw up on her leading man. She was not able to film anything else that day. She remained grateful to the actor that he never mentioned it after she returned and gave her suggestions and encouragement. She credits him for her success in Hollywood.
- GoofsThe title "Rope of Sand" refers to the Sahara Desert, however the setting is "Southwest Africa" and Capetown is mentioned several times - these geographical features lie at opposite ends of the continent (the Sahara in the north).
- Quotes
Suzanne Renaud: Now do you want to kiss me?
Fred Martingale: N - no, I think not. You'd better keep your kisses for emergencies.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Native Son (1951)
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Corinne was a BAD little girl!
This is a film of considerable charm and interest, a postwar noir updating of the Warner Bros. "Casablanca"-style foreign intrigue routine that substitutes a refreshing toughness for the earlier films' cotton-candy romanticism. As usual, the stalwart leading man plays second fiddle to the character roles. Claude Rains takes his wry-and-witty routine to the level of sublime high camp, Peter Lorre purrs lyrical philosophy in a rumpled linen suit and three-day beard, and Paul Henried does much better as the arrogant, sadistic villain (reminiscent of Ronald Merrick in "Jewel in the Crown") than he ever did as a leading man. There's even subtle criticism of the apartheid system thrown in. What could have been a minor classic and certainly the best of the "Casablanca" clones is severely compromised however by the presence of Corinne Calvet, whose ferret face and rusty-hinge voice make a potentially pleasurable film difficult to watch, let alone enjoy.
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- Anne_Sharp
- Jul 15, 2001
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- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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