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The Riddle of the Sands (1979)

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.

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John J. Puccio 12 Oct 2011

Perhaps director Tony Maylam was being too literal in adapting the novel to the screen, a novel that didn't translate well.

Paul C 25 Dec 2009

York and MacCorkindale thwart the Kaiser and Germany's plans to invade England in the most unexciting of ways, but i'll watch anything with Jenny Agutter in it - my first object of desire. A real cinematic curio and a film that could only have been made in the 1970's.

gary t 27 Feb 2010

wow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch.....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie....i think that michael york, jenny agutter, simon maccorkindale play good roles/parts thorughout this movie......i think that the director of this drama/spy/thriller movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect thorughout this movie......i think that this is a really powerful drama movie 2 watch its got a great cast throughout this movie....i think that jenny agutter is great throughout this movie....i think that this is a good spy-drama movie with a good cast thorughout

Peter N 14 Nov 2009

Good, intriguing story and well filmed, but let down a bit by the way it seems to sort of peters out at the end. If it were a Bond plot Michael York would have blown up the villainous German Fleet single-handed!

Rob L 12 Jan 2010

The beautiful north sea coast of Germany is the star of this moderately compelling film, based on a corking yarn of a book by Erskine Childers. Very faithful to the novel, it depicts the difficulties faced by two upper class Englishman on a boating holiday and how they tangle with the fearful Hun in the year leading up to the First World War - not, on the face of it, the best period in the history of Anglo-German relations. Although no expense appears to have been spared on first glance, the fact that an inordinate amount of the action takes place on dry land is telling. The cost of filming in watery surrounds was clearly too debilitating and although the Frisian fishing villages are pleasing on the eye, the dramatic tension of the books' waterborne scenes is not retained.