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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Riddle of the Sands | 1 |
| The Riddle of the Sands (film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9394047 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Riddle of the Sands (film) Context triple: [EMI Films, notableWork, The Riddle of the Sands (film)]
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A.
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps is a classic 1935 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, renowned for its blend of suspense, humor, and the “wrong man” chase narrative that became a hallmark of his style.
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B.
The Valley of Fear
The Valley of Fear is a Sherlock Holmes detective novel by Arthur Conan Doyle that centers on a mysterious murder linked to a secret society and a dark past in the American coalfields.
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C.
Five Go to Demon's Rocks
Five Go to Demon's Rocks is a children's adventure novel in Enid Blyton's Famous Five series, involving a seaside mystery with hidden treasure and old legends.
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D.
Five Go to Smuggler's Top
"Five Go to Smuggler's Top" is a classic children's adventure novel by Enid Blyton in the Famous Five series, featuring the group investigating mysterious goings-on at an old, cliff-top house.
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E.
Five Go to Billycock Hill
Five Go to Billycock Hill is a children's adventure novel by Enid Blyton in the Famous Five series, involving the group uncovering a mystery during a visit to Billycock Hill.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Riddle of the Sands (film) Target entity description: 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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A.
The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps is a classic 1935 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, renowned for its blend of suspense, humor, and the “wrong man” chase narrative that became a hallmark of his style.
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B.
The Valley of Fear
The Valley of Fear is a Sherlock Holmes detective novel by Arthur Conan Doyle that centers on a mysterious murder linked to a secret society and a dark past in the American coalfields.
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C.
Five Go to Demon's Rocks
Five Go to Demon's Rocks is a children's adventure novel in Enid Blyton's Famous Five series, involving a seaside mystery with hidden treasure and old legends.
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D.
Five Go to Smuggler's Top
"Five Go to Smuggler's Top" is a classic children's adventure novel by Enid Blyton in the Famous Five series, featuring the group investigating mysterious goings-on at an old, cliff-top house.
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E.
Five Go to Billycock Hill
Five Go to Billycock Hill is a children's adventure novel by Enid Blyton in the Famous Five series, involving the group uncovering a mystery during a visit to Billycock Hill.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Riddle of the Sands (film) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
The Riddle of the Sands