Movie: The Riddle of the Sands

Top 10 Billed Cast

Simon MacCorkindale
Simon MacCorkindale

Arthur Davies

Michael York
Michael York

Charles Carruthers

Jenny Agutter
Jenny Agutter

Clara Dollmann

Alan Badel
Alan Badel

Dollmann

Jürgen Andersen
Jürgen Andersen

Von Brüning

Michael Sheard
Michael Sheard

Boehme

Olga Lowe
Olga Lowe

Frau Dollmann

Hans Meyer
Hans Meyer

Grimm

Wolf Kahler
Wolf Kahler

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Ronald Markham
Ronald Markham

Withers

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1979-10-02

  • Average

    5.9

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

    In these shifting sands, men can disappear without a trace . . . and their secrets with them.

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  • Languages:

    English
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