"Story of a South African diamond mine watched over by a sadistic policeman tasked with looking out for smugglers."
Burt Lancaster
as Michael (Mike) Davis
Paul Henreid
as Commandant Paul G. Vogel
Claude Rains
as Arthur 'Fred' Martingale
Peter Lorre
as Toady
Corinne Calvet
as Mademoiselle Suzanne Renaud aka Aniseneletette Duringreaud
Sam Jaffe
as Dr. Francis Kittridge Hunter
John Bromfield
as Thompson (guard)
Mike Mazurki
as Pierson (guard)
Kenny Washington
as John
Edmund Breon
as Parker, Chairman of the Board
Hayden Rorke
as Ingram
David Thursby
as Henry (bartender)
Josef Marais
as South African Veldt Singer
Miranda Marais
Everett Brown
as Batsuma Chief
Russell Custer
as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
Georges Renavent
as Jacques -- Headwaiter (uncredited)
William Dieterle
Director
Warren Low
Editor
Franz Waxman
Original Music Composer
Walter Doniger
Story
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
John Paxton
Additional Dialogue
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Screenplay
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Edith Head
Costume Design
Grace Gregory
Set Decoration
Sam Comer
Franz Bachelin
Richard McWhorter
Assistant Director
Robert McCrellis
Props
Ed Fitzharris
Wardrobe Designer