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Sea of Sand
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.
Director and cast
- Guy Green Director
- Richard Attenborough as Brody
- John Gregson as Cpt Williams
- Michael Craig as Cpt Cotton
- Vincent Ball as Sgt Nesbitt
- Percy Herbert as White
- Ray McAnally as Sgt. Hardy
- Barry Foster as Cpl. Matheson
- George Murcell as Cpl. Simms
- Andrew Faulds as Sgt. Parker
- Harold Goodwin as Road Watch
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