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The Riddle of the Sands

 1979
 102 minutes (1 hrs 42 mins)
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Directed by

Tony Maylam

Starring

Michael York · Jenny Agutter · Simon MacCorkindale · Alan Badel · Jurgen Andersen · Michael Sheard

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 4th January 1980
Ireland release date Ireland release: 16th March 1979
Portugal release date Portugal release: 9th August 1979

Certificates

US
PG

G

L

16

Total grosses

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Total views:
69
First viewed:
21st Apr 2026
Last viewed:
17th Jun 2026
News from around the web
4 of 22  IMDb Fri, 8th May 2026

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

Classic review: The Riddle of the Sands  The Christian Science Monitor Mon, 2nd September 2013

The Riddle of the Sands (1979)  IMDb Sat, 10th January 2026

Is the world running out of sand? The truth behind stolen beaches and dredged islands  The Guardian Sun, 1st July 2018

Top 10 Sailing Films  Classic Boat Magazine Fri, 23rd December 2016