Synopsis
Story of a South African diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman tasked with looking out for smugglers.
Movie Information
- Director
- William Dieterle
- Writers
- Walter Doniger
- Release Year
- 1949
- Runtime
- 104 minutes
- Genre
- Adventure, Drama, Thriller
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (36 votes)
Top Cast
Burt Lancaster
Michael (Mike) Davis
Paul Henreid
Commandant Paul G. Vogel
Claude Rains
Arthur 'Fred' Martingale
Peter Lorre
Toady
Corinne Calvet
Mademoiselle Suzanne Renaud aka Aniseneletette Duringreaud
Sam Jaffe
Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
John Bromfield
Thompson (guard)
Mike Mazurki
Pierson (guard)
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