1979
6.1 (21 votes)
1h 43m
Genres
Action
Drama
Production Companies
The Rank Organisation
The Riddle of the Sands
In these shifting sands, men can disappear without a trace . . . and their secrets with them.
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Drummond Challis
Screenplay: Tony Maylam
Director: Tony Maylam
Director of Photography: Christopher Challis
Top Cast
Simon MacCorkindale
Arthur Davies
Michael York
Charles Carruthers
Jenny Agutter
Clara Dollmann
Alan Badel
Dollmann
Jürgen Andersen
Von Brüning
Michael Sheard
Boehme
Olga Lowe
Frau Dollmann
Hans Meyer
Grimm
