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The Riddle Of The Sands


Date: 1979
Type: War / Drama / Action
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Black and White
Director: Tony Maylam
Producer:

Comment/Synopsis

An English man mapping sandbanks off the German coast get his friend to help investigate a German plot to invade England. Much of the film takes place onboard the the British and the German ships giving a claustrophobic feel at times as the two sides play cat and mouse with eachother trying to find out what the other side knows. Jenny Agutter is caught up in the intrigue being the daughter of one of the Germans but falling for Michael York.

Actors


Michael YorkMichael York
Simon MacCorkindale
Jenny AgutterJenny Agutter
Alan Badel
Jurgen Andersen
Michael Sheard
Hans Meyer
Wolf Kahler
Olga Lowe

Oscars

None
Novel
Erskine Childers
Production
The Rank Organisation