Action ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1979 · 1h 43m

The Riddle of the Sands

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Director
Tony Maylam
Cast
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
Crew
Christopher Challis — Director of Photography Peter Hollywood — Editor Howard Blake — Original Music Composer Tony Maylam — Screenplay Erskine Childers — Novel Drummond Challis — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
germanynorth sea
Key Collaborators
Tony Maylam Director Christopher Challis Director of Photography Peter Hollywood Editor Howard Blake Original Music Composer Tony Maylam Screenplay Erskine Childers Novel Drummond Challis Producer Hazel Peiser Production Design
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