The Riddle of the Sands

The Riddle of the Sands (1979)

In these shifting sands, men can disappear without a trace . . . and their secrets with them.

  • Genre: Action, Drama
  • Release Date: 1979-10-02
  • User Rating: 6.1/10 from 20 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: The Rank Organisation
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Tony Maylam
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Summary

In the early years of the 20th Century, two British yachtsmen (Michael York and Simon MacCorkindale) stumble upon a German plot to invade the east coast of England in a flotilla of specially designed barges. They set out to thwart this terrible scheme, but must outwit not only the cream of the German Navy, but the feared Kaiser Wilhelm himself.

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  • Simon MacCorkindale

    as Arthur Davies

  • Michael York

    as Charles Carruthers

  • Jenny Agutter

    as Clara Dollmann

  • Alan Badel

    as Dollmann

  • Jürgen Andersen

    as Von Brüning

  • Michael Sheard

    as Boehme

  • Olga Lowe

    as Frau Dollmann

  • Hans Meyer

    as Grimm

  • Wolf Kahler

    as Kaiser Wilhelm II

  • Ronald Markham

    as Withers
Sound Howard Blake Original Music Composer
Writing Erskine Childers Novel
Editing Peter Hollywood Editor
Art Hazel Peiser Production Design
Directing Tony Maylam Director
Camera Christopher Challis Director of Photography
Production Drummond Challis Producer
Writing Tony Maylam Screenplay

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