Richard Attenborough, John Gregson and Michael Craig star in this action packed British War Movie. A lone patrol from the British Long Range Desert Group - the forerunners of the SAS - are despatched on a vital mission behind enemy lines in North Africa. Their task - to destroy one of Rommel's fuel dumps and to bring back vital intelligence information. As they press home their attack, the elite British unit encounters an unexpected force of Afrika Korps battle armour. They are faced with stark choice - to stand and fight against an overwhelmingly superior number of German Panzers, or attempt to traverse a deadly minefield where every footstep could mean death.

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Sea of Sand (1958)

War/Drama · 11/4/1958

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Richard Attenborough, John Gregson and Michael Craig star in this action packed British War Movie. A lone patrol from the British Long Range Desert Group - the forerunners of the SAS - are despatched on a vital mission behind enemy lines in North Africa. Their task - to destroy one of Rommel's fuel dumps and to bring back vital intelligence information. As they press home their attack, the elite British unit encounters an unexpected force of Afrika Korps battle armour. They are faced with stark choice - to stand and fight against an overwhelmingly superior number of German Panzers, or attempt to traverse a deadly minefield where every footstep could mean death.

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Cast
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Richard Attenborough

Brody
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John Gregson

Capt. Williams
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Michael Craig

Capt. Cotton
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Vincent Ball

Sgt. Nesbitt
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Percy Herbert

White
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Barry Foster

Cpl. Matheson
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George Murcell

Cpl. Simms
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Andrew Faulds

Sgt. Parker
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Ray McAnally

Sgt. Hardy
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Harold Goodwin

Road Watch
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Tony Thawnton

Capt. Tom
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Wolf Frees

German Sergeant
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George Mikell

German Officer
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Martin Benson

German Half-track Officer (uncredited)
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Joe Wadham

Soldier (uncredited)
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Dermot Walsh

Commanding Officer (uncredited)
Crew
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Sean Fielding

Writer
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Robert Westerby

Writer
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Guy Green

Director
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Sea Of Sand

(DVD)

5/3/2011

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