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04/11/1958 Drama, War 1h 37m
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Overview

A small British army team is sent deep behind enemy lines to destroy a German petrol dump as part of the preparation for a major attack in the North African campaign. Sea of Sand was distributed in the US in a shortened version, Desert Patrol.

  1. Guy Green

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Richard Attenborough

    Brody

  2. John Gregson

    Cpt Williams

  3. Michael Craig

    Cpt Cotton

  4. Vincent Ball

    Sgt Nesbitt

  5. Percy Herbert

    White

  6. Ray McAnally

    Sgt. Hardy

  7. Barry Foster

    Cpl. Matheson

  8. George Murcell

    Cpl. Simms

  9. Andrew Faulds

    Sgt. Parker

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-03-25
A squadron of hardy soldiers working on infiltration, enduring the searing heat of the WWII North Africa campaign, are despatched to blow up a fuel dump deep behind enemy lines. It's only when they reach the location they discover something way more perilous than petrol, and so much race back to HQ - with the Nazis hot on their trail - to inform their superiors of this potentially game-changing information. It's quite a familiar looking story that goes some way to depicting the harshness of desert warfare and of the gritty determination of those men sent to fight and survive in this most hosti...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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