Dad's Movies: Sea of Sand

 Today we have Sea of Sand (1958). 

There's this sub-genre of British post-WW2 movies that you could label, "how we won the war" where people get to see how the war was fought, usually in noble terms. This one fits pretty well into that category. 

A young Richard Attenborough stands out with a solid cast of army types although the characterizations tend to be a bit thin, other than mentions of families back home which usually means something bad is going to happen to the character. I did appreciate how the story, while important in a strategic sense in the North Africa campaign, isn't placed into this context of, "OMG, the Nazis are going to WIN unless this brave troop finishes its mission!". It's nicely dialed back and seems more realistic. 

The musical score is a bit over the top, for the low key dramatic scenes that populate the show. 

So yeah, not too bad at all.