Sea of Sand (released in the US as Desert Patrol) is a 1958 British war film starring Richard Attenborough, John Gregson and Michael Craig.

[1] The film, which was directed by Guy Green, is about a patrol of the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) during the North African Campaign in the Second World War.

[2] On the eve of the Battle of El Alamein, Captain Tim Cotton leads a patrol on a raid to destroy a German fuel dump located deep behind enemy lines.

Captain Williams of the Royal Engineers is posted to Cotton's patrol to deal with a minefield surrounding a German petrol dump.

The mission, which begins with five Chevrolet 30 cwt trucks, starts with a perilous journey through Axis-occupied Libya where the LRDG encounter Luftwaffe spotter planes and Africa Korps patrols.

On reaching the German supply depot, Williams does his job and creates a path through the minefield with the help of Corporal Mathieson.

The film's technical advisor was Bill Kennedy Shaw, who served as the LRDG's intelligence officer during desert campaign in North Africa.

For instance, the Allied troops use contemporary Chevrolet 30 cwt WB trucks mounted with Vickers machine guns.

Likewise, American half-tracks, fitted with British Bren guns, were employed to portray Africa Korps Sd.Kfz.