The Riddle of the Sands (film)
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The Riddle of the Sands is a 1979 British adventure thriller film, adapted from Erskine Childers’ classic espionage novel about two yachtsmen uncovering a German invasion plot in the North Sea.
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| The Riddle of the Sands | 1 |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOfGenreDefiningWork | early modern spy novel ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Riddle of the Sands (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Erskine Childers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Christopher Challis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Howard Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Tony Maylam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Rank Film Distributors
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The Rank Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Ralph Sheldon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Frisian Islands
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Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
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espionage film ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasSourceMaterialTitle | The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | amateur yachting and naval espionage ⓘ |
| originalWorkPublicationYear | 1903 ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two yachtsmen uncover a German invasion plot in the North Sea before the First World War ⓘ |
| producer | Mark Shivas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | The Rank Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 99 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Erskine Childers
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John Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Maylam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
German coast
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North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Alan Badel
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Jenny Agutter NERFINISHED ⓘ Jürgen Andersen NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael York NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon MacCorkindale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodSetting | pre–First World War era ⓘ |
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