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  1. 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 ...

  2. Mar 16, 1979 · The Riddle of the Sands: Directed by Tony Maylam. With Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Simon MacCorkindale, Alan Badel. In 1901, two British yachtsmen visiting Germany's Frisian Islands accidentally discover a German plot to invade England.

    • (1.4K)
    • Adventure, Drama, Thriller
    • Tony Maylam
    • 1979-03-16
  3. Film, television, and theatrical adaptations. The Riddle of the Sands (1979) is a film adaptation of the book, starring Michael York as Charles Carruthers and Simon MacCorkindale as Arthur Davies.

    • Erskine Childers
    • 1903
  4. Two Oxford buddies (Michael York, Simon MacCorkindale) discover a German plot to invade 1901 England with troops on barges.

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    • Tony Maylam
    • Adventure
    • Michael York
  5. 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.

    • Tony Maylam
    • 103 min
    • 18
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  8. 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.

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