Crime ·Thriller ·Action ·Adventure · United States of America · 1992 · 1h 41m

White Sands

White Sands poster
Director
Roger Donaldson
Cast
Willem Dafoe as Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Lane Bodine Mickey Rourke as Gorman Lennox Samuel L. Jackson as Greg Meeker M. Emmet Walsh as Bert Gibson James Rebhorn as FBI Agent Flynn
Crew
Peter Menzies Jr. — Director of Photography Nicholas Beauman — Editor Daniel Pyne — Writer Scott Rudin — Producer William Sackheim — Producer John Graysmark — Production Design
Tagline

The most dangerous way to solve a murder... become the victim.

Synopsis

A small southwestern town sheriff finds a body in the desert with a suitcase and $500,000. He impersonates the man and stumbles into an FBI investigation.

Trailer White Sands — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
sherifffbinew mexicodesertsuitcase full of moneyneo-noir
Key Collaborators
Roger Donaldson Director Peter Menzies Jr. Director of Photography Nicholas Beauman Editor Daniel Pyne Writer Scott Rudin Producer William Sackheim Producer John Graysmark Production Design Deborah Everton Costume Design
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