Sea of Sand 65 years old

Sea of Sand

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.

Credits

Sea of Sand Cast

Name Character
Martin Benson He was 40, 91 years old when he died as German Half-track Officer
Richard Attenborough He was 35, 90 years old when he died as Brody
Percy Herbert He was 38, 72 years old when he died as White
George Mikell He was 28, now 94 years old as German Officer
Barry Foster He was 31, 74 years old when he died as Cpl. Matheson
Vincent Ball He was 34, now 100 years old as Sgt Nesbitt
John Gregson He was 39, 55 years old when he died as Cpt Williams
Ray McAnally He was 32, 63 years old when he died as Sgt. Hardy
Andrew Faulds He was 35, 77 years old when he died as Sgt. Parker
Michael Craig He was 29, now 95 years old as Cpt Cotton
Dermot Walsh He was 34, 77 years old when he died as Commanding Officer
Wolf Frees He was 49, now 114 years old as German Sergeant
George Murcell He was 33, 73 years old when he died as Cpl. Simms
Tony Thawnton as Capt. Tom

Sea of Sand Crew

Name Department
Cliff Richardson as Special Effects. He was 53 (80) years old when He died Crew
Bob Jones as Sound Recordist. Crew
Wilkie Cooper as Director of Photography. He was 47 (90) years old when He died Camera
Roy Ashton as Makeup Artist. He was 49 (85) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Clifton Parker as Original Music Composer. He was 53 (83) years old when He died Sound
Robert S. Baker as Producer. He was 42 (92) years old when He died Production
Guy Green as Director. He was 44 (91) years old when He died Directing
Robert Westerby as Screenplay. He was 49 (59) years old when He died Writing
Monty Berman as Producer. He was 45 (92) years old when He died Production
Maurice Pelling as Art Direction. He was 38 (53) years old when He died Art
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Sea of Sand (65 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, November 04, 1958
  • Runtime: 97 minutes