The Riddle of the Sands
In these shifting sands, men can disappear without a trace . . . and their secrets with them.
1979 · 1h 43m · PG
Action, Drama
Directed by
Tony Maylam
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.
Director and cast
- Tony Maylam Director
- 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
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