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Lost in Libya

Television (Excerpts) – 2009

This documentary follows three amateur historians into the heart of the Libyan Sahara, as they track the path of ‘T Patrol’, part of World War II’s legendary Long Range Desert Group. The unit, which included a number of Kiwis, braved extreme heat and desert conditions to launch surprise raids deep behind enemy lines in converted Chevrolets. In this excerpt the history hunters make their way to Murzuk, the scene of a raid on an Italian air base. Alongside the only known footage of the desert group in action, surviving members of the patrol recall events, and the LRDG’s ethos.

Bagnold came and talked to us and said to us we’re going to cross the sand sea. He just said we’re going to raid Murzuk and he thought we could do it without anyone knowing we’re there. Everything was a surprise. No one expected to see us.
– Peter Garland, Long Range Desert Group veteran

Key Cast & Crew

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Amanda Evans

Producer

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Ivars Berzins

Camera

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David Ironside

Composer

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Dan Henry

Director, Narrator

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Tony Spear

Sound, Additional Music

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Ian Leslie

Sound

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Produced by

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Pacific Screen

Source

Beacon Hill Pictures