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The Riddle of the Sands(Movie, 1979)

1h 43min | Genres: Action, Drama
The Riddle of the SandsRating: 3.1/5 (with 1010 votes)
The Riddle of the Sands is a 1979 British spy thriller cinema film based upon the novel of the same name written by Erskine Childers. Set in 1901, and starring Michael York, Simon MacCorkindale and Jenny Agutter, it concerns the efforts of two British yachtsmen to avert a plot by the German Empire to launch a seaborne military invasion of the United Kingdom. ()
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About The Riddle of the Sands

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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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: Germany
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 5 languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Russian (RU)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 10/02/1979
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Geheimkommando R.O.T.S."
"Sandbankarnas gåta"
Keywords: germany, yacht, north sea

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