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Edward John Clifton Parker (* 5. Februar 1905 in London-Forest Hill; † 2. September 1989 in Marlow, Buckinghamshire) war ein britischer Komponist und Filmkomponist
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Clifton Goodrich Parker (* 2. Oktober 1906 in Wolcott,...
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Clifton Parker (5 February 1905 – 2 September 1989) was a British composer, particularly noted for his film scores. During his career, he composed scores for over 50 feature films, as well as numerous documentary shorts, radio and television scores, over 100 songs and music for ballet and theatre.
Clifton Parker. Clifton Parker (5 February 1905 – 2 September 1989) was an English composer, particularly noted for his film scores. Edward John Clifton Parker was born on 5 February 1905 in London, the youngest son of a bank manager.
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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 Engineersis posted to Cotton's patrol to deal with a minefield surrounding a German petrol dump. As a regular soldier, Williams takes time to adjust to the non-regulation wa...
Writing
The screenplay of Sea of Sand was written by noted author and screenwriter Robert Westerby. The film's technical advisor was Bill Kennedy Shaw, who served as the LRDG's intelligence officer during desert campaign in North Africa.
Soundtrack
The score was by Clifton Parker and was performed by the Sinfonia of London under the musical direction of Muir Mathieson.
Filming
The film was shot in Tripolitania near to many sites that saw real action during the war in North Africa. Michael Craig said "we drank far too much, slept far too little and misbehaved in every possible way." Filming began 12 May 1958.Guy Green said it was "a very good script" and although he had to struggle against "the penny pinching outfit" the film "came out well." Most of the European extras in the film were British Army personnel who were stationed in Libya because of the military allia...
The film was nominated for BAFTA awards for Best Film and British Film and Best British Actorfor Michael Craig. Varietypraised the "excellent all-round acting and taut direction by Guy Green," and concluded, "Green and cameraman Wilkie Cooper splendidly capture the remote loneliness of the vast desert, the heat, the boredom and the sense of pending...
Clifton Parker (5 February 1905 - 2 September 1989) was a English composer known today almost exclusively as a composer of film music.
Clifton Parker was an English composer, particularly noted for his film scores. During his career, he composed scores for over 50 feature films, as well as numerous documentary shorts, radio and television scores, over 100 songs and music for ballet and theatre.
