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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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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.

Carlton R 02 Sep 2013

young Simon MacCorkindale ,and Michael York are is a movie based on One of the earliest English spy novels, The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers,The two uncover a plot to invade and conquer Britain,It's a nice gentle film and the two actors are well paired in this thriller,It has great locations,and moderate suspense . enjoyable film,

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.

Brad T 19 Oct 2012

An enjoyable old school mystery. Pacing is slow, on purpose, which I rather enjoyed.

Martyn P 27 May 2009

LOL - I had to get Flixster to post this movie up! It's as if nobody has ever heard of it. This movie is based on the 1903 novel The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service by Erskine Childers. In this 1979 movie the lead characters are played by Michael York, Jenny Agutter and Simon MacCorkindale. An excellent film that's very moody and atmospheric but best of all the sailing sequences are pretty good and realistic. Plus it's a good old yarn!