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1979 | DIRECTED BY TONY MAYLAM

The Riddle of the Sands

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Movie Stats
Year
1979
Runtime
 102 minutes (1 hr 42 mins)
Certificates

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PG

16

G

G
Select Cast
Jenny Agutter
Michael York
Simon MacCorkindale
Alan Badel
Jurgen Andersen
Michael Sheard
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First viewed:
12th Sep 2022
Last viewed:
29th May 2025
Total views:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
4th January 1980
45 years 9 months 24 days ago
Ireland release date
 Ireland
16th March 1979
46 years 7 months 12 days ago
Portugal release date
 Portugal
9th August 1979
46 years 2 months 19 days ago
France release date
 France
15th December 1979
45 years 10 months 13 days ago
Japan release date
 Japan
22nd March 1980
45 years 7 months 6 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
8th May 1980
45 years 5 months 20 days ago
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ADVERTISMENT
Directed by
tony maylam Tony Maylam
Starring
Michael YorkCarruthers
tony maylamJenny AgutterClara
Simon MacCorkindaleDavies
Alan BadelDollmann
Jurgen AndersenVon Bruning
Michael SheardBohme
Hans MeyerGrimm
Wolf KahlerKaiser, Wilhelm II
Olga LoweFrau Dollmann
Ronald MarkhamWithers
ADVERTISMENT
1979-03-16
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Genres
Adventure
Adventure
Drama
Drama
Thriller
Thriller
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Classic review: The Riddle of the Sands  The Christian Science Monitor Mon, 2nd September 2013

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B-Sides: Erskine Childers’s “The Riddle of the Sands”  Public Books Thu, 6th December 2018

Opinion | Spy thrillers are a warning system that can’t break now  The Washington Post Mon, 17th February 2025

The riddle of the sands  New Scientist Sat, 10th July 1999