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The Riddle of the Sands (1979)

The Riddle of the Sands poster
Directed by
Tony Maylam
Genre
adventure film
Country
Australia, United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
12
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two British yachtsmen uncover a secret German plan to invade England in 1901. They use their sailing skills to investigate and try to stop the plot.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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