Rope of Sand (1949)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Rope of Sand |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
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| Swedish release | 1950-08-28 |
Cast
Burt Lancaster
Michael "Mike" Davis
Paul Henreid
kommendant Paul Vogel
Claude Rains
Arthur "Fred" Martingale
Peter Lorre
Toady
Corinne Calvet
Suzanne Renaud, alias Anisenelette Duringreaud
Sam Jaffe
doktor Francis Kittridge Hunter
Titles
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
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| Production Manager |
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| Director of Photography |
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| Music | |
| Production Designer |
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| Film Editor | |
| Production Mixer |
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| Assistant Director | |
| Second Assistant Director |
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| Technical Director |
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| Dialogue Coach |
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| Script Supervisor |
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| Dialogue |
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| Story | |
| Assistant to the Producer |
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| Casting |
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| Assistant Production Manager |
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| Camera Operator |
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| Still Photographer |
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| Special Photographic Effects |
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| Assistant Cameraman |
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| Gaffer |
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| Best Boy |
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| Key Grip |
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| Set Decorator | |
| Propman |
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| Costume Designer | |
| Make-up Supervisor |
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| Hair Stylist |
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| Construction Coordinator |
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| Wardrobe |
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| Assistant Film Editor |
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Cast
| Burt Lancaster | Michael "Mike" Davis | ||
| Paul Henreid | kommendant Paul Vogel | ||
| Claude Rains | Arthur "Fred" Martingale | ||
| Peter Lorre | Toady | ||
| Corinne Calvet | Suzanne Renaud, alias Anisenelette Duringreaud | ||
| Sam Jaffe | doktor Francis Kittridge Hunter | ||
| John Bromfield | Thompson, vakt | ||
| Mike Mazurki | Pierson, vakt | ||
| Kenny Washington | John | ||
| Edmund Breon | Parker, ordförande | ||
| Hayden Rorke | Ingram | ||
| David Thursby | Henry, bartender | ||
| Josef Marais | sydafrikansk veld-sångare | ||
| Miranda Marais (as Miranda) | sångerska | ||
| - | Ej krediterade: | ||
| Nestor Paiva | kapten på båten | ||
| David Hoffman | kypare | ||
| Rodd Redwing | Oscar, kypare | ||
| James Adamson | kypare | ||
| Georges Renavent | Jacques, hovmästare | ||
| Frank Alten | Carl, hovmästare | ||
| Carl Harbord | direktören för Perseus Club | ||
| Leslie Denison | vakt | ||
| Joel Fluellen | infödd | ||
| Kenneth Hunter | Sponson | ||
| Franz Roehn | mannen med gamansikte | ||
| Trevor Ward | växeltelefonist | ||
| Martin Wilkins | Batsumahövding | ||
| Everett Brown | Batsumahövding | ||
| Darby Jones | Batsumahövding | ||
| Harry Cording | vakt | ||
| Art Foster | vakt | ||
| Byron Ellis | piccolo | ||
| Helmut Schneider (as Alexander Carlos) | Vogels sekreterare | ||
| George Magrill | vakt / chaufför | ||
| E.W. Tarr (as Edward Willmore Tarr) | officer | ||
| James R. Scott | tjänsteman | ||
| Blackie Whiteford | vakt | ||
| Ida Moore | kvinna |
Companies
| Production Company | Wallis-Hazen Inc. | ||
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| Hal Wallis Productions Inc. | |||
| Copyright | Wallis-Hazen Inc. | 1949-06-03 | LP2315 |
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Film AB Paramount | 1950 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 76894 |
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| Date | 1950-04-14 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 15 |
| Original length | 2835 meters |
| Censored length | 2797 meters |
| Notes | Speltid efter censurklipp: 102 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.37:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Western Electric Recording |
| Colour type | Black and white |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in metres | 2835 meter |
| Length in minutes | 104 min |
| Reels | 12 reels |
Production location
| (kompletteringar) | 1949-03-14 | 1949-03-16 | ||||
| 1949-01-24 | 1949-03-12 | |||||
| Imperial County, Kalifornien | USA | |||||
| Yuma, Arizona | USA | (ökenscener) |
Release dates
| First showing | 1949-08-03 | New York City, New York | USA | 104 min | ||
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| Other showing | 1949-09-23 | USA | 104 min | (US release) | ||
| Release in Sweden | 1950-08-28 | Anglais | Stockholm | Sweden | 102 min | |
| Other showing | 1991-07-06 | |||||
| FIAF showing | 2008-05-03 | Akt:1-3 Många blankrepor, endast en syns i projektion. AH. | ||||
| Cinematheque screening | 2019-01-27 | Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2019-01-27 |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | The Zulu Warrior | |
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| Composer | Josef Marais | |
| Lyrics | Josef Marais | |
| Singer | Josef Marais | |
| Miranda Marais |
| Original title | As the Sun Goes Down | |
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| Composer | Josef Marais | |
| Lyrics | Josef Marais | |
| Singer | Josef Marais | |
| Miranda Marais |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 2833 |
| Element type | Duplicate negative |
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| Carrier type | 16 mm |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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| Type | Program folio |
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