The Riddle of the Sands (film)
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The Riddle of the Sands is a 1979 British spy thriller cinema film based upon the novel of the same name written by Erskine Childers. Set in 1901, and starring Michael York, Simon MacCorkindale and Jenny Agutter, it concerns the efforts of two British yachtsmen to avert a plot by the German Empire to launch a seaborne military invasion of the United Kingdom.[2]
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Directed by | Tony Maylam |
Written by | John Bailey Tony Maylam |
Based on | novel by Erskine Childers |
Produced by | Drummond Challis associate: Michael York |
Starring | Michael York Simon MacCorkindale Jenny Agutter |
Cinematography | Christopher Challis |
Edited by | Peter Hollywood |
Music by | Howard Blake |
Production company | Worldmark Productions |
Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £1 million[1] |
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