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.
- Genre: Drama, War
- Studio: Tempean Films, The Rank Organisation
- Keyword: petrol, nazi, world war ii, british army, tank, sahara desert, patrol, desert, libyan desert, north africa, el alamein
- Cast: Richard Attenborough, John Gregson, Michael Craig, Vincent Ball, Percy Herbert, Ray McAnally