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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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 NERFINISHED
The Rank Organisation NERFINISHED
editor Ralph Sheldon NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Frisian Islands NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
genre adventure
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 NERFINISHED
John Bailey NERFINISHED
Tony Maylam NERFINISHED
settingLocation German coast
North Sea NERFINISHED
starredActor Alan Badel NERFINISHED
Jenny Agutter NERFINISHED
Jürgen Andersen NERFINISHED
Michael York NERFINISHED
Simon MacCorkindale NERFINISHED
timePeriodSetting pre–First World War era

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