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- BFI identifier44229
- Date1958 (Copyright)
1958-11-17 (Release) - Production countryUnited Kingdom
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- SynopsisLong-range desert group set out to raid big Nazi petrol dump as part of build-up to Alamein. They succeed in their task but run into trouble on their way back and lose several men. The heroism of a Sandhurst type officer, however, saves the remnants from a Nazi patrol and they get safely back to H.Q. (Synopsis)
- Work historyThe following statements appear after the opening credits: 'This film was made entirely in Tripolitania and the Producers wish to acknowledge with thanks the assistance given by the Government of the United Kingdom of Libya' 'Our thanks are extended to the War Office, and in particular to the officers & men of the British forces in Tripolitania for their whole-hearted co-operation in the making of this film' 'In October 1942, whilst the Eighth Army prepared for its onslaught upon the enemy at El Alamein, the Long Range Desert Group operating hundreds of miles behind enemy lines, was harassing Rommel's communications and supply depots. This group of picked volunteers was cut off from the main army by the vast sand seas of the desert. Their methods were unorthodox, but the results they achieved were out of all proportion to the small number of men involved. It is to these officers and men of the L.R.D.G. that this story is dedicated.'
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- CastRichard Attenborough (Trooper Brody)
John Gregson (Captain Bill Williams)
Michael Craig (Captain Tim Cotton)
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Title
Sea of Sand (Original)
Desert Patrol (Alternative)
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10.5240/12E8-08F9-B68C-DBBD-1827-GCategory
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Work - 44229 - 1958 (Copyright)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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