The Riddle of the Sands
In these shifting sands, men can disappear without a trace . . . and their secrets with them.
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10/2/1979Runtime
103 minsOverview
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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A cat-and-mouse espionage thriller set on the treacherous waters of the North Sea, where two amateur yachtsmen race against time and enemy forces to prevent a German invasion. It's a lean, propulsive affair that trades grandiose spectacle for intimate peril and the mounting dread of being hunted in open water.
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