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.
Cast
Richard Attenborough
Brody
John Gregson
Cpt Williams
Michael Craig
Cpt Cotton
Vincent Ball
Sgt Nesbitt
Percy Herbert
White
Ray McAnally
Sgt. Hardy
Barry Foster
Cpl. Matheson
George Murcell
Cpl. Simms
Andrew Faulds
Sgt. Parker
Harold Goodwin
Road Watch
Tony Thawnton
Capt. Tom
Wolf Frees
German Sergeant
George Mikell
German Officer
Martin Benson
German Half-track Officer
Joe Wadham
Soldier
Dermot Walsh
Commanding Officer
Crew
Guy Green
Director
Robert Westerby
Screenplay
Wilkie Cooper
Director of Photography
Monty Berman
Producer
Robert S. Baker
Producer
Jeff Seaholme
Camera Operator
Roy Ashton
Makeup Artist
Bob Jones
Sound Recordist
Roy Whybrow
Special Effects
Cliff Richardson
Special Effects
Clifton Parker
Original Music Composer
Rita Davison
Script Supervisor
Maurice Pelling
Art Direction
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