Tuhoavaa hiekkaa

Original title: Rope of Sand

1949
K-16
1h 44m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

1.8K

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Action Adventure Crime

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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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

1.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

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Burt Lancaster and Paul Henreid in Tuhoavaa hiekkaa (1949)

Burt Lancaster and Corinne Calvet in Tuhoavaa hiekkaa (1949)

Burt Lancaster in Tuhoavaa hiekkaa (1949)

Corinne Calvet in Tuhoavaa hiekkaa (1949)

Claude Rains and Corinne Calvet in Tuhoavaa hiekkaa (1949)

Peter Lorre and Corinne Calvet in Tuhoavaa hiekkaa (1949)

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Trivia
During 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.

Goofs
The 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.

Connections
Referenced in Varjo lankeaa (1951)

Soundtracks
Zulu Warrior
(uncredited)
Written by Josef Marais
Performed by Josef Marais and Miranda Marais

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Review

Featured review

6/10

Adequate Thriller

A man (Burt Lancaster) abused by a sadistic mining company cop (Paul Henreid) before he could tell where on their desert property he had found diamonds decides to steal them instead.

Glenn Erickson reflected on the background of the film and how it was received when first released, "Although William Dieterle's direction is capable, the script works too hard to introduce an overly familiar collection of stock thriller types ... Critics generally liked Lancaster's performance, even if they slighted the work of Claude Rains and Peter Lorre and saved the bulk of their praise for Paul Henried's nasty villain." Indeed, those who watch the film for Lorre may be disappointed on little screen time he receives.

Reflecting decades later, Burt Lancaster singled this out as his least favorite film. That was due to personal reasons, however, so may not necessarily reflect whether this was (in his opinion) his worst performance.

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